The Authorized Version

Here's all you need to know to register for my upcoming gig—Monday March 1, at the Portsmouth Bookfest—via Zoom, of course.

I will be appearing as Jane Austen, and in her persona, will talk about the importance of Portsmouth both to the Austen family—especially her sailor brothers, and in Jane’s letters and books—especially Mansfield Park. 

The event will be at 7:00 English Time—which makes it 12 noon here in Idaho. This site can help you convert this to your own time. 

I’m preparing lots of slides to illustrate Jane’s talk and Jane and I will both welcome questions and comments at the end. We would love to have our readers join us. 

The event is free, but you do have to book ahead to get the link:

Go to the Bookfest site,

select book online in the blue bar,

select all events under quick links,

scroll to the bottom of the page,

click drop-down menu (blue box on top right)

click register for the event,

fill in form.

I apologize if this sounds like a lot of folderol, but I hope Jane and I will be worth it. We hope to see you there!