UNCOVERED: 22 | History Defined

Persuasion by Jane Austen audiobook review – Juliet Stevenson stars in this reading of ‘the perfect novel’

Actors including Tim Brierley and Sorcha Cusack narrate this version of the great writer’s final novel originally created for radio

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Persuasion film review: Just so tame

Modern Austen adaptations have done justice to the author’s wit. This one, not so much

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2022

Persuasion review: Dakota Johnson is woefully miscast in mortifying Jane Austen adaptation

At no point during Carrie Cracknell’s directorial debut do you ever get the sense that anyone’s actually read ‘Persuasion’

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Like ‘Bridgerton’? Wait till you catch ‘Mr. Malcolm’s List’

Years before “Bridgerton” and the Regency-era fashion moment it helped inspire, director Emma Holly Jones was dreaming of an early 19th century romantic comedy with a diverse cast

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Chris Evans may need to rein in TFI Friday reboot

He suggests that the chat and music show could be livestreamed, but will celebrities today be as much fun?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2022

The 40 best novels to read before you die OLD

Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Art, freedom and drag invasions: the history of New York's Fire Island as a gay sanctuary

Recently screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Fire Island is a rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the film breaking traditional conventions to feature gay romance as the plot.

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2022

How queer Asian American rom-com 'Fire Island' became summer's sexiest breakout hit

Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang remember that first trip, years ago, to the beachy New York LGBTQ resort that would inspire the Hulu rom-com, "Fire Island." Before playing BFFs Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang) in the film, who find unexpected romances while vacationing at the Long Island party destination,…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022

A visit to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England

I was visiting my grandmother in England when we planned a day in Bath with my best friend who was doing a Ph.D. in Southampton. Both of us being bookworms, we were excited for the Jane Austen Centre. We booked our tickets in advance online, though I looked it up…

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

Why does the trailer for Netflix’s Persuasion adaptation feel like a personal affront?

The new trailer for Netflix’s Austen adaptation starring Dakota Johnson frames heroine Anne Elliot as a quippy, messy rom-com lead - a move which undercuts everything that’s so moving about the original novel

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022