Jane Austen July 2025

  

It is officially July, and that means, Jane Austen and more Jane Austen.

 

I have been eagerly awaiting the start of this challenge, have gathered my books, have chosen my movies and have just sat not so patiently waiting for July 1st.

 

I did a post a couple weeks ago talking about this challenge and showed you the books I have chosen to read, so if you're interested and somehow missed that post, you can go back and read it here July Jane Austen Reading.

 

The challenge itself is simple, it's all about this amazing author and her works.  We get to read or in my case reread our favorites, some new ones, watch her movies and learn all about who Jane Austen really was, in celebration of her 250th birthday in December of this year.

 

I saw this challenge mentioned in quite a few of the YouTube channels that I follow, but I first heard it from Katie at Books and Things over on YouTube. 

 

 

 

Here are the prompts that I will be following, for the most part, there may be one or two that I don't do, depending on how much I actually get to read because I do have some review books I have to give some attention to as well.  I'm leaving the prompts below just so you have an idea or if by chance any of you want to join in this Jane Austen Reading month.

 

1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six novels
2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels
3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time
4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time
5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen
6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book
7. Watch a modern screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book

 

Here are my picks:

 

1.  Pride and Prejudice

2.  Lady Susan

3.  Jane Austen an Illustrated Treasury

4.  Longbourn by Jo Baker

5.  Not a contemporary but I will be reading Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange

6.  Mansfield Park (1983)

7. Emma (2009)

 

 

If I have time I will be reading other Jane Austen inspired books, which you can see on my post about the July Reading challenge. 

 

I thought I would end this post by showing you my newest Jane Austen book, one that I had been wanting for a while.  It has the most beautiful sprayed edges, a stunning cover and a gorgeous end pages.

 

And how about that sweet bookmark that actually matches the book cover? I have had this bookmark for a while and I think it may have just found it's perfect match.

 

I wish I could convey to you just how much I love Jane Austen, and books in general.  There is something so cozy about sitting down with a good, beautiful book in hand, and allowing ourselves to float away into another world.  Books take us to places we've never been and in my case, places I would love to visit, such as England.

 

I am very much looking forward to this month of reading, and I'll keep you updated on how it's going.  If any of you are joining in this challenge, let me know in the comments.  Would love to know what you'll be reading or watching.