Monday, February 13, 2012

Guest Post from Figment

Monday: Jane Austen Live Chat with 3 Popular YA Authors

Tonight, right after #engchat, Figment has a special pre-Valentine's Day treat for lit lovers: An hourlong live chat with three esteemed YA authors, who will discuss the
 everlasting appeal of English literature’s most beloved lady: the incredible, inimitable Jane Austen.


Why do we keep coming back to Austen again and again? How is it that her heroines, created 200 years ago, still feel fresh enough to inspire thoroughly modern characters like Bridget Jones andClueless’ Cher? Why are young people still drawn to these stories, these characters, and these situations?

At 8 p.m. ET on Monday, February 13, visit Figment to join Shannon Hale (Midnight in AustenlandPrincess Academy), Elizabeth Eulberg (Prom and PrejudiceTake a Bow), and E. Lockhart (The Boyfriend List, National Book Award finalist The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks) to discuss all these questions and more. 

In the second half of the hour, the authors will take questions from readers.

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