Jane Austen July 2025 discussion

A place for all participants in Jane Austen July 2021 to introduce themselves!

I'm Katie, from Books and Things on Booktube, one of your hosts, and I love Jane Austen a lot . . .

Hi, I'm Rebecca. I've participated in Jane Austen July for 2 or 3 years on Goodreads. I love Jane Austen's books, and look forward to reading everyone's thoughts and analysis.

I'm Kristie. This is my first time doing this challenge. I just started reading Jane Austen this year.

Hi, I'm Heather of FreshParchment on Booktube. I've been an avid Janeite since age 12 and I'm so thrilled to be fully participating in this readathon this year!

Hi, I'm Jola. I'm doing this challenge for the first time. I'm super excited about it! I really enjoy reading Jane Austen.

Hello I'm Mike. I did Katie's first half of 20th Century readathon in May but haven't done a Jane Austen challenge before. I'm a bit behind as I've only read Pride & Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion, so this is a good opportunity to read a bit more. With the three I've read, any suggestions for my fourth foray into her books?

Hello there, I’m Amanda. I’ve done Jane Austen in July since it’s creation and I’m looking forward to joining in again. I think the only thing I’ve got left of Jane Austen’s writing that I haven’t yet read completely are her letters -so I think that will be on the agenda this year xx

Hi there, I'm Lexie. I really enjoy Jane Austen July. So far I've only read Emma and Pride and Prejudice (oh and Lady Susan) . I'm excited about the read-a-longs.

Hi! Kirk from Austen in Boston here. I think this is my 3rd year.

Hello, this will be my third year joing the Jane Austen July challenge, i look forward to trying to complete the tasks..BUT! I will not be rereading Mansfield Park. I HATE IT!!

Kirk wrote: "Hi! Kirk from Austen in Boston here. I think this is my 3rd year."

Hi!
I'm Queen Pooh Bear and I know Kirk. I'm also a Janeite and scholar. I'm not into fanfiction much but I'll try to complete as many challenges as I can.

Hello, I’m Bonnie and I’m looking forward to Jane Austen July! I participated the Readathon in prior years too. I like that each year we get the chance to read her books again and discover more details we may have missed in the past. I also like reading about her time in history and reading books by contemporary authors of her time. I always hope to discover authors and books that I haven’t known about before, it’s like a treasure hunt. The reimagined stories are fun too. I’ve read The Other Bennett Sister and The Jane Austen Society and liked them both.

I have a Goodreads bookshelf for the Jane Austen July Readathon and would love to have more Goodreads friends who enjoy the classics too. Thank you to Katie, Marissa and Claudia for leading the challenge. I look forward to hearing what what everyone is reading and their thoughts. Happy Jane Austen July everyone!

I'm Jim. I live in the Republic of Georgia. I have a booktube channel "jim's books reading & stuff". Last year I read Emma in Jane Austen July, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This year I have Northanger Abbey ready for July.

Hi, I’m Annabelle! I’m an English teacher originally from Cornwall but living in London. I’m a huge Jane Austen fan but this is my first time doing the challenge!

I’m Liz. This is my 1st year participating even though I enjoyed watching on YouTube in previous years. I finally read Pride & Prejudice last year after loving all things P&P related thanks to the BBC miniseries years ago. Looking forward to reading Mansfield Park.

Hi, I'm Lana. This is my second time participating in this readathon. I'm looking forward to reading Mansfield Park, since that's the only Austen book I still haven't read.

Hi, I´m Judith. I am an English teacher from Germany and I love Jane Austen! My favourite novel is Pride and Prejudice, although Emma is a close second. This is my first time participating in the challenge. I´m really looking forward to it because Persuasion is the only Austen novel I haven´t read yet.

Hi, I'm Levi, Hungarian. I read my first Jane Austen novel in October, and read all six by January... still... I can't wait to read them again :)

Hello, all. My name is Hope and this is my first Jane Austen July. Will be skipping the read along for Mansfield Park as I am currently attempting to finish it for a JASNA regional event but am looking forward to reading Persuasion with everyone

Hi, I'm Wendy and this is my third Jane Austen July. After last year, I realized that I'll always want to participate, and asked my family for Austen books for Christmas and my birthday. Now I own all six novels in hardback! I've also acquired the 1995 screen adaptations of Sense & Sensibility and Persuasion, and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. I think Persuasion is so romantic, and looking forward to re-reading this year.

Hi, I'm Erin. This is my second Jane Austen July. I enjoyed it so much last year, and I've been thinking about what I'll read this year since last year!

Hi, I'm Nat! This is my first Austen July and I'm thrilled to be a part of it! I've been meaning to re-read Persuasion and finally sit down and read Mansfield Park or maybe Emma? Either way, excited for July!

Hi everyone, my name is Janice and this is my second Jane Austen July. I look forward to it so much as I love Jane Austen. My favourite book is Pride and Prejudice. <3 I have lost track over the years of how many times I have read it. I am looking forward to trying to complete the challenges and the group readings as I have never read Mansfield Park and have only read Lady Susan once. Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading and their thoughts. I hope to read either The Other Bennett Sister or The Jane Austen Society which both have been on my TBR list forever. :) Thank you to Katie, Marissa, and Claudia for planning it this year. :)

Hi everyone, I'm Gemma from Read A Book Gem on BookTube.
This is my second Jane Austen July after discovering a love of Austen during last year's readathon.
I will be joining in with both readalongs this year and am excitedly putting together the rest of my TBR. I can't wait and am looking forward to joining you all on a great month of reading in July :-)
Huge thanks to Katie, Marissa and Claudia for hosting this readathon.

Greetings from Finland! i've never read an Austen novel before, so when I had the chance I decided to join for readalongs to get started! thanks for the hosts for arranging this event!

Hello, I'm Vartika. This is my first Jane Austen July. I loved reading her novels last year, and I was hoping to catch up on Mansfield Park and Persuasion. Looking forward to doing all the challenges (hopefully).

Hello!

Currently reading Mansfield Park, my first time reading Jane Austen. Excited to join this read-along to read more of Austin's work, particularly Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion.

Hello Janeites~
I'm Erion, (air-ee-on) and my son and I have a booktube channel. This is our second year participating in #JaneAustinJuly. I know the stories, but before last year I hadn't actually read in full any of her books. Last year was P&P and Emma. I'm excited to see that I'm not the only one who is new to reading the books.

Im Lucy! This will be my first time participating in JaneAustenJuly. I haven’t read very many Jane Austen books in the past, but Im excited to check out some new ones (new to me at least!)

Hi, I am Serena and I am very excited to particapting in this Jane Austen July read a thon. I have read a view of Jane's works and that was a long time ago.
Thanks to all of you who is working together on this read a thon. I can't wait to start reading Mansfield Park.Wait, It's not July yet😂

Hi, I am Lorri and this is my second year participating in Jane Austen July. I am a Janeite! Last year I read Mansfield Park and the play Lover's Vows. This year I plan to read Northanger Abbey. To prepare I've been reading through the 9 horrid novels. Currently reading my fifth: Clermont: A Tale by Irish writer Regina Maria Roche.

Hi everyone! I'm Maria and I'm from Greece. I love Jane Austen, I've read all her books in greek a couple of times and I've been slowly going through them in english for the past few years, reading one every summer. I'm always looking forward to Jane Austen July as an excuse to revisit Austen's world!

Hi! I'm Maria, from Spain. I was totally surprised yesterday when I saw all the posts, July is almost here and I haven't thought what to read!! (This is my second Jane Austen July). I'm looking forward to all your posts :)

Hi everyone, I am Destini! This is my third Jane Austen July. I will be participating in the Mansfield Park readalong and it is my last Austen novel. I posted my TBR in the other chat but I think its subject to change- I own alot of retellings and literary critic books on Austen. Prejudice is my favorite novel of all time. Thanks Katie, Marissa, and Claudia for hosting. I look forward to discussing Austen with you guys and filling out the bingo board- feel free to say hi:)

Hello all!!
My name is Elena and I'm from California. I look forward to JAJ every year! I've participated since it's inception and I love it!!! I'm excited to see what everyone is reading and I anticipate completing the bingo board several times over...lol. Happy readathon everyone!!!

Hi~ I'm Jane. Long time Jane Austen fan, first time Jane Austen July participant. I'm so excited that this year's read along books are Persuasion and Mansfield Park as they are my two favourites! I can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts!
About 15 years ago a friend persuaded me to read Pride and Prejudice because I reminded her of Jane Bennet. I read it out of curiosity and now I'm so thankful for that introduction to Austen's work because all of her novels are such incredible gems!

Hi, I'm Claire. I live in a small village in the North of England. I adore Jane Austen!! Love that I stumbled across this group (as you can guess this will be my first JAJ, but I am so excited for it!). Shot myself in the foot though - currently listening to "Jane Austen at Home" by Lucy Worsley - would've been great for a prompt! Nevermind! :) Am thoroughly looking forward to seeing what you're all reading and to read-along discussions! ☆

Hi, I’m Alice and it’s my first Jane Austen July. I’ve previously only read Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, and I’m very much looking forward to reading Mansfield Park for the readalong. After reading Persuasion earlier this year, I’ve finally realised that I do want to read more Jane Austen! (Better late than never!)

Hi, I am Rose from Wales. This is my second Jane Austen July so looking forward to it. I have not read Persuasion for such a long time so looking forward to that one.

Hello, I’m Bodil and I am doing Jane Austen July for the first time. I have read all six Jane Austen’s books at least once some twice. Looking forward to reading Mansfield second time with everybody.

Hello!
My name is Thaizi Ono from Brazil.
It is the first time I am participating in Jane Austen July and I am very excited.
Reading these introductions, it is so nice to see people from all around the world participating in this Jane Austen July :)
It shows how Jane Austen's books is loved all around the world, amazing writer.

Hi. I am Sonja and am excited to join this group. I just read Pride and Prejudice for the first time. I am planning to join the Persuasion discussion. I have no idea about what it is about but want to get as much as I can from it.

Hello, I'm Mayra from Illinois. This will be my very first Jane Austen July. I read 5 of Jane Austen's novels a while ago and have been rereading them this year. So far I have reread Pride and Prejudice (my favorite!), Persuasion, and Sense and Sensibility. I am so happy to have found this readathon and can't wait to have a month of Jane Austen goodness.

Anja from Oregon, this will be my third JAJ.

Hello - I'm Linda Book Lady (my Booktube channel name) and this is my first time to participate in Jane Austen July. I read Persuasion a month or two ago so in July I want to read Mansfield Park. It seems like lately, every year I read at least one Jane Austen novel. This year I'll read two. Not sure yet what I might read for any of the other challenges.

Hi, I'm Gia and I followed my friend Janice here:) This is my first time in this group and I'm looking forward! I've only read Northanger Abbey so I have some catching up to do! But I've also been collecting Jane Austen books and movies in recent years whenever I'm fortunate enough to run across them at thrift and used bookstores (I can't resist!) Now they are all lined up sitting on my shelf waiting for me, so I'm ready to go! This will be fun!

Hi! I'm Helen and this is my 3rd Jane Austen July. I've been looking forward to this readathon for months and can't wait to get started!

Hey everyone! I'm Maria from Texas and this is my firs time participating in Jane Austen July. I have three of Jane Austen's books I have never read and am looking forward to getting to one as I typically love savoring them in the summertime!

Gia wrote: "Hi, I'm Gia and I followed my friend Janice here:) This is my first time in this group and I'm looking forward! I've only read Northanger Abbey so I have some catching up to do! But I've also been ..."

Hooray!!! Good to see you, Gia. :)

Hi! I'm Liz from California. I am looking forward to participating in Jane Austen July and with the readalong. I participated last year for the first time and absolutely loved it.