Filmmakers have been mining writer Jane Austen’s novels for screenplay material for decades. You can go all the way back to ...

The director of "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" was inspired by Austen's ability to be both entertaining and deep.

Jane Austen's birth. The renowned English novelist, primarily known for six books, still has legions of fans around the world. A new movie celebrates her work: "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life." ...

Amy Holden Jones’s 1983 melodrama should have established her as a major Hollywood director, but, as a female filmmaker, she ...

This has to be the angriest, most haunting novel about racism, exclusion, and the sacrifices one makes for love and family.

Some of “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” takes place at Shakespeare & Company, the longtime independent bookstore on Paris’ Left ...

Together, this class of celebrity makes up the archetype of the Lit Girl. A spin on the traditional It Girl, the Lit Girl is defined by her chic mobile library. Think of it as a variation of the ...

Lawyers love Jane Austen, disproportionately—often rabidly—so. A leading London jurist once memorably quipped of his devotion: “I read all six of Austen’s books every year, because if I ...

Because Austen's prose is so elegant ... "Writing was Jane's greatest love; she took great comfort from the heroes in her books. But in life, no man was ever worthy." Like Isabella, the viewer ...

Because Austen’s prose is so elegant ... “Writing was Jane’s greatest love; she took great comfort from the heroes in her books. But in life, no man was ever worthy.” ...

"What Janeites have in common is a love, an obsession, with Jane Austen," said Deborah Yaffe, author of the 2013 book "Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom." ...