Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend | 
pickThis book explodes the myth of Austen being the first female writer of significance by exploring the lives and work of the women who influenced Austen herself while looking at gatekeeping and sexism in “canon.” I really enjoyed this and @LeahBergen , this has you written all over it.
My birthday was Monday and I received these thoughtful gifts from my #litsypenpal. I can‘t say enough times how lucky I feel to have gotten you in the penpal match up. Such great books to read and a weighted eye blanket, lotions, and a manicure set. I‘m going to be pampering myself. It‘s been a tough few months health wise so I can definitely use some self care and more good books. Thank you so much @Litlady for making my birthday special!
1 day, 4 book club friends, 6 book stores, way too many books bought. Zero regrets. (The color coordination was completely unintentional and only noticed when books gathered to photograph) #austintexasbooktrail #atxbooktrail #bookhaul #backonabookbuyingban
pickWhen you finish a book and it might as well just have a shelf in your TBR.
It is natural that novels about women in this era would focus on the most critical point in a woman's life...the question of marriage. Those who denigrate courtship novels rarely consider....
When a man has that much control over your life and your children's lives, the kind of man you marry can literally be a question of life or death. The history of English courtship novels is a literary history of women's protest against the femme couverte.
Books are not static things....
When I'm....rereading. I'm remembering the emotions of the last read. I am remembering my past self. Simultaneously, I'm noticing the emotions of this read. I am marking the outlines of my current self. In that way, reading is not a separate act from the rest of my life. It is central to it.
[On Frances vs "Fanny" Burney] "Let her have her adult name," proclaimed Doody in her 1988 biography....
And yet two major biographies of Burney since Doody's proclamation have named her "Fanny" Burney. The diminutive will not die. It's enough to make one want to call all authors by diminutive nicknames they would never want to be known by. "Chuck Darwin" and "Ernie Hemingway" do have their charm.
pickRebecca Romney is incredibly insightful and has impeccable taste in rare books. This is not a dry history of authors you may have never heard of. This dynamic, charismatic, and fascinating narrative will send you on a quest to read these inspiring authors. Romney gives us insight into the women and the books they wrote, as well as her descriptions of the rare book market, the volumes she has collected, and her evident passion.
I've watched Rebecca since she was a book expert on Pawn Stars. As soon as I heard about this book I knew I would be reading it. I don't buy many hardcovers, so when I do it's because I can't wait for it to become a paperback. And I love Jane Austen.
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A gift to myself.
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pickFor centuries, we‘ve hailed her as the sole woman literary genius of her era…so why have we been spurning her favorite books by fellow women writers for nearly as long? In this warmly written account of her search for the women writers Jane Austen had on her own shelf, Rebecca Romney invites you on a literary adventure, offering her guidance as a scholar and rare book dealer, and as a reader and collector herself, as she builds a shelf of her own.
Pre-order placed!! I‘ve been a fan of Rebecca Romney since her appearances on Pawn Stars. One of my prize books is one she recommended to my husband and signed when he reached out to get a copy of the Printer‘s Error signed by her. I‘m floored he was able to text her and talked her through my bookshelves so she would get an idea of my fav books to make a recommendation. Check out her IG to see the editions of the books she mentions in this book!
