The Jane Austen Reading List

Incisive and funny, this new book reconsiders Jane Austen’s life, writing, and long afterlife. Revisiting the novels, juvenilia, suffrage, adaptation history, and pop-cultural mythmaking, Looser presents a writer deeply entangled with the controversies of her time—and ours.

“A box of 20 literary chocolates for Austen fans to savor,” wrote Kirkus Reviews, while The Atlantic called this “the next best thing” to having more Austen novels. Guardian Book Club columnist John Mullan builds each brief chapter around a deceptively simple question, from sex before marriage to characters who never speak, using curiosity and close reading to reveal the precision, humor, and hidden logic of Austen’s fictional world.

This deluxe cloth-bound two-volume edition includes beautifully crafted replicas of the novel’s most memorable letters, tucked into pockets throughout the text. Readers can unfold Darcy’s confession, Jane’s plea, and Mr. Collins’s introduction, along with new keepsakes such as a Netherfield ball invitation, a Pemberley guide, and the Darcys’ marriage license. An elegant, immersive way to experience Austen’s world anew.

Featuring a genuine leather cover, specially designed endpapers, and an introduction from an acclaimed Austen scholar, this edition invites both new and longtime fans to immerse themselves in all six of Jane Austen's beloved, completed novels which have captivated readers for generations.

Jane Austen's legacy looms large, but what about the women writers who influenced her? A new release investigates her heroes—the women writers who were erased from the Western canon—to reveal who they were, what they meant to Austen, and how they were forgotten. The New York Times called it a "gem of passionate criticism."

Set in California’s Central Valley, this novel follows a small group reading Jane Austen together as their own marriages, friendships, and romantic arrangements begin to shift. Over the course of six meetings, modern lives start to echo Austen’s preoccupations with choice, compatibility, and social pressure.

This is a beautifully bound collection of timeless regency romances and witty social commentary, wrapped in gorgeous floral covers perfect for any bookshelf.

Historian Lucy Worsley reconsiders Austen’s life through the places she lived and the objects she used, from Steventon to Chawton to Winchester. Blending architectural history with biography, the book reveals how homes functioned as both refuge and constraint in Austen’s life and fiction. “Worsley offers us much that Austen’s admirers wish to know…with humor and poignancy and common sense,” wrote Amy Bloom in The New York Times Book Review.

In honor of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, this short story anthology gathers beloved authors including Adriana Trigiani, Sarah MacLean, and Elinor Lipman to reimagine the overlooked women of her novels. From snobbish sisters to clever confidantes, these witty, heartfelt stories celebrate resilience, reinvention, and the eternal charm of Austen’s world.

This Penguin Hardcover Classics boxed set includes all six completed novels plus Love and Friendship, showcasing Austen’s range from early juvenilia to mature mastery. Designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith and bound in tactile cloth with foil-stamped designs, these editions foreground Austen’s wit, irony, and social insight while offering a visually striking shelf presence.