IS AUSTEN OVERRATED? #JANEAUSTENJULY OR #JANEAUSTENJULY2021 TBR | Shelly Swearingen

I started a bit of a heart-opening project on Jane Austen and her works. I detail how I'm going to approach that heart work in the video. Enjoy! Booktubers mentioned: Justin from This Just In -    / @thisjustinbooktube   Steve Donoghue -    / saintdonoghue   Katie from Books and Things -    / thesilverscribe   Marissa from Blatantly Bookish -    / @blatantlybookish   Claudia from Spinster’s Library -    / @spinsterslibrary   Kelly from Books I’m Not Reading -    / @booksimnotreading   Brian from Bookish -    / @bookishtexan   Misa from Books and Sushi - Sorry I said your name and channel name wrong!    / @booksandsushi   Books mentioned: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Persuasion by Jane Austen Lady Susan by Jane Austen Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin Miss Austen by Gill Hornby Media mentioned: BBC Version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle Sense and Sensibility with Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson Bridget Jones Diary with Renée Zellweger  Clueless with Alicia Silverstone Challenges: 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s main 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 5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen (ie, 1775–1817) 6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book 7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book