4 August 2017.  General It’s the season of mines and mellow shirtlessness (to misquote Keats) as Poldark is back for another series on...

20 February 2016.  200 Years of Pride & Prejudice ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a zombie in possession of brains must...

22 December 2015.   200 Years of Emma This is not just a shameless plug for The Importance of Being Emma, my modern version of the Jane...

29 September 2015.  General In the 2nd of our Insults & Inspirations posts and the extreme reactions that Jane Austen has provoked up and...

2 November 2015.  Discovering Darcy I loved the Country Life article on how to recognise a 21st century gentleman. Darcy as an...

1 October 2015.  General In the 4th (and final) article in our Insults & Inspirations series where we delve into the extreme reactions...

29 September 2015.  General In the 3rd of our Insults & Inspirations posts and the extreme reactions that Jane Austen has provoked up and...

24 September 2015.  General In the first of our "Insults & Inspirations" posts we look at the insults thrown at Jane Austen by certain...

28 August 2015.  The Life of Jane The other day, as I basked in Champneys’ outdoor jacuzzi, my thoughts turned to Jane Austen and her...

24 July 2015.  200 Years of Emma This year, while Jane Austen’s Emma has its 200th birthday, one of its modern reincarnations is 20 years...

29 June 2015.  200 Years of Emma This year Jane Austen’s Emma is in the spotlight as we celebrate two hundred years since its first...

8 June 2015.  Discovering Darcy The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is a regular venue for championship snooker; that’s probably why my...

1 June 2015.   The Importance of Being Emma When writers modernise a classic, they face all sorts of decisions. What can be changed from...

12 May 2015.   Discovering Darcy The hero of the recent BBC TV series Poldark has created quite a stir and triggered comparisons with Mr...

5 November 2014.   Audio update Juliet Archer lands a dream Valentine's Day interview with the original Mr Darcy – except that he can...

5 November 2014.   General A new e-book anthology has been published by Choc Lit! The 'Choc Lit Love Match Selection Book 2 - Kisses and...

19 December 2013.   General Curl up with Part One of this new Christmas short story by Juliet Archer and enjoy some time with the Darcys...

6 December 2013.   Audio updates Juliet Archer discusses "Persuade Me" in this audio update - her second novel in the "Darcy &...

22 November 2013.   Audio updates In this Juliet Archer audio update, Juliet explains how she updated "Emma" to her Jane Austen...

15 November 2013.   Audio updates In her latest audio update Juliet Archer discusses her Jane Austen modernisations and what sets her...