Written and directed by Laura Piani, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life stars Camille Rutherford as Agathe Robinson, a French bookseller who tries her hand at writing a romance novel, and finds herself at ...

Writing great sister acts (think the Bennett siblings of Pride and Prejudice, the Dashwoods of Sense and Sensibility) came naturally to Jane Austen. Or so we gather from Miss Austen, a poignant ...

A diet of romantic literature is a recipe for disappointment in real life, argues French director Laura Piani with "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life," about an aspiring writer who's convinced she was born ...

In an early scene in Kate Evans’ Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen, she depicts 3-month-old, bundled-up baby Jane being smuggled out through the back door of her family’s large home. The ...

Book lovers and period drama enthusiasts alike can all agree that Jane Austen’s influence on culture is as strong as ever – and it’s especially appropriate to relish all things Austen-related, as this ...

If you’re somebody who dabbles in the creative side of things, you’re often inspired by the greats who came before you. Sometimes you may be such a huge fan of somebody’s work that they inspire your ...

In the Austen cinematic universe, sisterhood runs deep, the fashion is lavish, the esthetic unmatched and the men always ...

Keeley Hawes stars in an immaculate period drama which attempts to justify why Cassandra Austen literally torched part of her older sister's legacy. For many literary scholars, Cassandra Austen is a ...

A diet of romantic literature is a recipe for disappointment in real life, argues French director Laura Piani with “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” about an aspiring writer who’s convinced she was born ...

France is keeping the tradition of the romantic comedy alive with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life—aka Jane Austen a gâché ma vie, in French— a new, modern French rom-com that captures the spirit of Jane ...