Laurie Viera Rigler's Blog

• Sex and the Austen Girl

  August 26, 2009

  • Check out my guest post on the pros and cons of courtship today vs. courtship in Jane Austen's world. It's a question I pondered constantly while writing my latest novel, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. The post is on Stephanie's Written Word as part of her Everything Austen Challenge. Oh yeah, and there's a BIG giveaway: Dutton is providing three copies of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE ...
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• Review & Triple Giveaway on College Candy

  July 25, 2009

  •  The fabulous College Candy has made RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT its Saturday Read and is offering three signed copies as a giveaway!To enter, see rules at the end of the review. It involves tweets & RT's about the giveaway with @CollegeCandy. Whoever gets the most RTs by August 1st wins!And check out RUDE AWAKENINGS' cutest fan, on the cover of College Candy:By the way, if ...
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• Book Trailer: Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

  June 19, 2009

  • Thomas Rigler, my very own Mr. Darcy/Mr. Knightley* produced, wrote, and directed a new viral video in support of my about-to-be-released novel, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. I hope you are as delighted and diverted as I am: Many thanks to the incredible team who, along with Thomas, generously poured their time and talent into this trailer: Jane's Scene Readings:Arabella ...
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• Jane '08 and the Austen Dream Team

  August 16, 2008

  • Good things come in threes. Three Bears. Three Lord of the Rings movies. Three volumes of Pride and Prejudice. … And now, three Jane '08 videos. Yes, it's a trilogy, and no, my candidate is not ready to concede. Check it out. Tell your friends. Share, embed, and spread the word.   If you missed the first two videos, here's the first one. And the second. Remember: It's not ...
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• Q&A on Booking Mama, and another chance to win a book!

  August 11, 2008

  • Julie of Booking Mama, an excellent blog whose tagline is "Sharing ideas on books and book clubs (and occasionally other things)," interviewed me for her blog. Here is the post, which you can also read on her blog. Do visit Booking Mama if you're searching for something fabulous to read on your own or with your book group. Booking Mama: I am absolutely thrilled that Laurie ...
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