Do you want to know what it is like to be an author?  You are invited to meet thriller author Hannah Jayne at one of both of these special events.

Edenvale Branch Library Community Room

Wednesday October 17 at 4:00 PM

Almaden Branch Library Program Room

Friday October 19 at 4:00 PM

Far beyond comma splices, theme, and grammar, Jayne will show you the nitty-gritty – and exceptionally awesome – things that authors get to do to make those thrillers, mysteries, and fantasies jump out, grab you, and never let you go until the very last page.

This workshop is great if you love to write, love to read, or want to know what else an author does.

Hannah Jayne's Underworld Detection Agency Chronicles series includes the following intriguing paranormal novels which take place in San Francisco: 

• Under Wraps
• Under Attack
• Under Suspicion 

For more information about Hannah Jayne, you are welcome to view her website. 

Meet author G. Willow Wilson on Wednesday February 29 at 6:00 PM in the Community Room of the Edenvale Branch Library.  Willow Wilson is the author of the The Butterfly Mosque. This remarkable book is one of the books selected for Silicon Valley Reads 2012!  If you enjoy memoirs and if you are interested in other cultures, you will love this book and enjoy the presentation. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Edenvale Branch Library, who will also provide refreshments.

For more information about Silicon Valley Reads, please visit their website and this blog posting.

2011 marks the 200th anniversary of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's first published novel. For 200 years, people have enjoyed Jane Austen's interesting characters and plots as well as her dry humor. Laurie Viera Rigler has written two novels about two different women who adore Jane Austen's novels.

In Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Courtney Stone, a young woman from 21st century Los Angeles, finds her self mysteriously transported to England in the early 1800's. Not only does Courtney find herself in a new time period and a new country, she also finds herself in a new body, that of a a young woman by the name of Jane Mansfield. Courtney has to adapt to different clothing, and different etiquette. While Courtney wonders if she will ever return to her old life, she decides to try to enjoy her new life, and not make too many mistakes. This novel is available in the following formats:  book  spoken CD  spoken ebook

In Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, Jane Mansfield, an unmarried daughter of a nobleman, finds herself mysteriously transported to Los Angeles in the year 2009, into the body of Courtney Stone. Although Jane appreciates modern marvels such as modern plumbing, electronics and the freedoms of independent women, she is still puzzled by other modern things such as skimpy clothing and public displays of affection between unmarried people. Jane also discovers that her favorite anonymous writer, the authoress of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Predjudice is named Jane Austen, and that she has written a total of six novels. Jane adapts to her new life as much as she can; however, she still misses her old life. This novel is available in the following formats:  book  spoken CD

Would you like to read Jane Austen's novels?

They are available in various formats.   Film adaptations have also been made of her novels.  Graphic novel adaptations of her first two novels have also been published.

Sense and Sensibility  - first published in 1811
book  ebook  spoken ebook  spoken CD  dvd  graphic novel

Pride and Prejudice - first published in 1813
book  ebook  spoken ebook  spoken CD  dvd  graphic novel

Mansfield Park - first published in 1814
book  ebook  spoken ebook  spoken CD  dvd

Emma - first published in 1815
book  ebook  spoken ebook  spoken CD  dvd

Northanger Abbey - first published in 1817
book  ebook  spoken CD  dvd

Persuasion - first published in 1817, but dated 1818
book  ebook  spoken ebook  spoken CD  dvd