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Dateline Netherfield Park, 26 November 2015 or 1811 But what to serve your guests!? It hinges upon, one supposes, just how intoxicated you want them to become? On a cold night, we might at least serve negus to warm and … Read More
Mr. Bingley’s Cocktail, or…You are what you drink. By Linda Beutler Now anyone who knows me well will tell you my unrepentantly lust-filled forays into Jane Austen Fan Fiction are in some part fueled by the occasional infusion of quantities … Read More
Sixth in the series We Want More Austen! about the less-known works of Jane Austen. Man traps? Murder? Doesn’t sound much like Jane Austen. I could just as easily have used the title “Dicing and Drunkenness,” and you wouldn’t have … Read More
After spending so much time with the adorable and naïve Catherine for my modern short story retelling, North for the New Year, that appears in the upcoming Then Comes Winter holiday anthology, I did little exercises to help me get … Read More
Everyone loves to go to the beach for a few weeks in summer. Of course, they like it in winter, too, dependent upon where the beach is–somewhere warm, perhaps? Those who are interested in Regency history and Jane Austen’s novels … Read More
Fifth in the series We Want More Austen! about the less-known works of Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s earliest passion was for satire. By the age of eleven she was already fixing the absurd conventions of sentimental novels with her critical … Read More
Balls, routs, mornings that started at 11 and ended at 4, and a requirement to be seen—no, recognized—no, ADMIRED through every waking minute of it. Daunting but exciting at once for a young woman coming into society. (Note that “debutante” … Read More
The road trip is over and my “day job” as adorer of two kitties has resumed. I am reminded in bossy purring meows that both deserve extra attention, and I’m rewarded with relentless purring that will extend until the wee … Read More
I recently decided to tackle the challenge of writing a short story for the Meryton Press Holiday Anthology Short Story contest that would be a modern retelling of Northanger Abbey. In the process, naturally I chose to re-read the original. … Read More
If you are in the vicinity of Nashville, TN this weekend, join us at the Southern Festival of Books. We’ll be there with all our books, fun items, authors, and enjoying a fun day at the festival. For those of … Read More
In conjunction with our presence at the Southern Festival of Books, Meryton Press is giving away 3 books to 1 lucky winner! We are giving away 3 published Meryton Press books to the winner of our Name Game giveaway. No, we … Read More
Debut author, Michaela Robertson’s Angel of the Centerfold is going on blog tour from October 6-19. Follow the tour to learn more about Michaela, her book, and for multiple chances to win copies of Angel of the Centerfold. Blog Tour … Read More
Thanks to everyone who entered Meryton Press’s First Holiday Romance Contest. Overall, the entries were fantastic and judges in both rounds had difficulty choosing their favorites. In light of the quality of the submissions, Meryton Press has decided to increase the number … Read More
Fourth in the series We Want More Austen! about the less-known works of Jane Austen. Jane Austen was annoyingly precocious. By the age of eleven she was penning comic stories for family members, and by age fourteen she was writing … Read More
While prepping food, I enjoy listening to books. My recent choice was Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen and narrated by Juliet Stevenson (you might remember her in her acting role as Mrs. Elton from the movie adaptation, Emma?). It has … Read More