BookPeople Presents: Jane Austen Day

This event is free and open to the public with festivities all day from 9AM to 9PM, with certain events scheduled throughout the day.

We highly encourage you to come in your best regency outfits.

Scavenger Hunt

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

All day you can search for the Eligible Bachelors of Jane Austen's books around BookPeople and earn a coupon for our store if you find them all!

Photo Booth

"She stood before the canvas on which he was represented, and fixed his eyes upon herself"

Bring your friends and take a photo in front of a special BookPeople Jane Austen backdrop with themed props all day.

High Tea

“Go and eat and drink a little more, and you will do very well.”

Enjoy CoffeePeople's High Tea-themed menu specialized for the day.

Special Kids' Storytime

10:30 AM

“Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.”

Introduce your little ones to the world of Jane Austen with a special storytime performance reading some Austen-themed kids books and fun crafts.

Regency Ballroom Dance Lessons (Limited Tickets)

12 PM - 2 PM (3 Different Group Sessions)

"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."

Learn to dance like you're attending a ball in an Austen novel with Regency Ballroom Dance lessons. There will be 3 different group sessions available, 1 of which will be kid-inclusive.

Janine Barchas: The Novel Life of Jane Austen Book Launch.

3PM

Join Janine Barchas as she discusses and signs her new book, The Novel Life of Jane Austen!

About the book:

A brilliant collaboration between internationally acclaimed Jane Austen expert, Janine Barchas, and New York Times bestselling graphic novelist, Isabel Greenberg.

The Novel Life of Jane Austen is a one-of-a-kind, impeccably researched, ecstatically drawn graphic biography of one of the world’s most beloved literary icons. Combining deep scholarship and serious whimsy, The Novel Life of Jane Austen presents this literary icon as the starring character in her own graphic novel. Told in three parts (Budding Writer 1796-1797); Struggling Artist 1801-1809; Published Author 1811-1817), the gritty circumstances of Austen’s own genteel poverty and the small daily injustices so often borne by creative women at this time, are told against the backdrop of Georgian England and reflect, down to the smallest detail, many of the plots and characters woven into Austen’s greatest works. All the settings and scenarios presented here are based upon the historical record, including the clothing, architecture, decor, and Regency locations. Sprinkled throughout, the Easter eggs and clever references to popular film adaptations of Austen’s novels will satisfy the casual and avid Austen fan alike.

About the author:

Janine Barchas, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized Jane Austen scholar. She holds the Regent’s Council Centennial Professorship in the Book Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity and The Lost Books of Jane Austen. She is also the creator behind the digital project What Jane Saw (www.whatjanesaw.org). She lives in Austin, Texas.

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