Devoney Looser
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New Book: Wild for Austen (St. Martin's, 2025).
Joined June 2010
A lovely crowd at The Edinburgh Bookshop event with @devoneylooser and Dr Zoë McGee, celebrating all things #Austen ahead of her 250th birthday 🥳 Starting your Christmas shopping? Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online🎄📚
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Don't miss Austen expert and author @devoneylooser on her UK book tour, starting on the 6th Nov in #Edinburgh, before heading on to @CollectedDurham, @WaterstonesTCR, @britishlibrary and @Cambridge_Uni. Discover what was wild about the life & writing of Jane Austen! @austen_uk
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'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoneylooser In her debut book, @theZHM reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. Coming soon!
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Wild for Austen by Devoney Looser reminds readers that Jane Austen had rebellion in her pen, writes Srimoyee Bagchi. #book #review #JaneAusten @leo_mukherjee @srimoyeebagchi @devoneylooser @StMartinsPress
https://t.co/32BysCU4cS
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Devoney Looser’s book thus joins a long line of literary attempts to reclaim Austen from the myths that surround her
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"Wild for Austen" by @devoneylooser—which sets the record straight on Jane Austen—was called "a must-read" @ChicagoRevBooks. Don't miss the ASU Book Group discussion w/ Prof Looser at Hayden Library 10/23, part of #ASUHumanities Week. RSVP: https://t.co/Tv2xP1OGK7
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The resurgence of vinyl, cassettes & even Walkmans has been a surprise. But what about movies in physical media, like DVDs & Blu-ray? It turns out, there’s a growing market. @ASU's Kevin Sandler shared some insights @kjzzphoenix. Listen: https://t.co/bZowMH4HPo
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The resurgence of vinyl, cassettes and even Walkmans has been a cultural surprise for some and a staple at certain big box stores. But what about movies in physical media, like DVDs and Blu-ray? It...
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I also got to meet @devoneylooser last weekend! Her dress was awesome. It was so nice of her to chat with me and our regional coordinator! Check out Devoney’s newest book — Wild For Austen! #jasnaagm #jasnaagm2025
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"What does it mean that Jane Austen was hanging out with groups of radicals, and radical politicians and the women in their lives?" @ASU's @devoneylooser visited @laurengilger about the "real" Jane Austen. Listen @kjzzphoenix: https://t.co/enQCLs5Nlq
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In her new book, “Wild for Austen,” Devoney Looser argues Austen was much more than a quiet spinster who never married and instead wrote about the love stories she never lived out.
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Delighted to share that prolific Jane Austen expert and author @devoneylooser will be visiting the UK next month, for a number of events promoting her latest book, 'Wild for Austen'. Join us in #Edinburgh, #Durham, #London or #Cambridge. Tickets & info on our Events page.
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It is Jane Austen Appreciation Year always in my heart, but especially this year, when she turns a sunny 250 years old. To celebrate, I went digging through Mansfield Park to learn about what we know about what Austen thought of slavery.
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Reckoning with Jane Austen and empire on her 250th anniversary.
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'@devoneylooser's fresh, exciting reappraisal of Jane Austen's life and work firmly knocks on the head "the lingering view of gentle Jane" which has persisted for far too long.’ A wonderful review of 'Wild for Austen' in the new @JaneAustenMag. 'Wild for Austen' is out now!
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On the latest episode of the Kickass Women of History podcast, @devoneylooser introduces Sydney Owenson. Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Jane Austen all wrote about about Owenson, so why has so been been largely forgotten by modern readers? Find out:
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Podcast Episode · Kickass Women of History · 09/09/2025 · 42m
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Publishing today! You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest. @devoneylooser's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy. Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now.
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📖 (Non)Fiction Friday: "Elizabeth has long been celebrated in literary history and among feminists for the admirable ways she says no." From @ASU English professor @devoneylooser's new book, "Wild for Austen." Read the excerpt @lithub: https://t.co/6Bq3AKIAfY
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Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet is among the most beloved and recognized heroines in literature, with far more than her “pair of fine eyes” and “pretty face” to recommend her. Her lively min…
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Thrilled that #WildforAusten is included in Lit Hub's "Best Reviewed Books of the Week," wedged right there in between Arundhati Roy and Eric Foner! So grateful for all of the support for this book and the continued attention to #JaneAusten in her 250th birthday year.
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P&P with Garland in Philly? Not a #Janeite game of Clue! Almost was in 1947. This material isn't in my new book #WildforAusten. It's a new #JaneAusten legacy story about a wild unpublished script. My first @AirMailWeekly byline! Hope you'll read & share.
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Duets on horseback, Philadelphia nightlife … Inside an unmade Hollywood-musical version of the Austen classic, starring Judy Garland and Peter Lawford.
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I truly had one of the best nights of my life. I want to thank @ArabellaPike @WmCollinsBooks #LizzieRowles #SarahChalfont & all the fabulous friends who came to support me. This book was for my friend, Alexander Waugh. Here’s to laughter & the love of friends.
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Full Senior Season Highlights!! Can’t wait for what the future holds 💪 - 134 TOT - 51 Solo - 2 TFL - 2 FF @HannanHawkFB @SteveSoper8 @CoachDeeKay @RecruitLouisian @GridironFootbal
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In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we're thrilled to welcome two experts on one of the world's most cherished novelists to #Edinburgh for a deep dive into Austen’s life, writing and legacy. @devoneylooser
@theZHM Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/VpPxICkh9j
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I love @lithub ! Maybe you're already an avid reader, too? It's a real treat and an honor to have an excerpt from #WildforAusten published in its pages today. https://t.co/zscShFC5Wt
#JaneAusten #Janeites
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Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet is among the most beloved and recognized heroines in literature, with far more than her “pair of fine eyes” and “pretty face” to recommend her. Her lively min…
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