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Caroline Jane Knight, who founded the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation nonprofit, speaks with PEOPLE in honor of Austen’s 250th birthday this year Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at ...

Jane Austen, who was born 250 years ago this week, is one of the most beloved writers of all time, with a special significance for queer readers. Her tales of love, deception, and marriage in the ...

For the arts team at The Conversation, 2025 will largely be remembered as the year of Jane Austen. Since January, we have been tirelessly working towards December 16, which marked 250 years since her ...

Happy birthday, Jane Austen! The beloved novelist, famous for writing Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion, would have turned 250 years ...

From modern-day adaptations of her enduring classics to one that celebrates her iconic side characters, don't miss these Jane Austen favorites Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She ...