Cassandra Austen, sister to the beloved novelist Jane, was a talented amateur artist. She is finally getting her moment in ...

In the 250th anniversary year of her birth, Janeites — devotees of Austen’s work — will be no doubt be sharing their love for ...

People have been lining up to urge Cr Donna Gates to run for mayor. There are good reasons why, writes Ann Wason Moore. In ...

I’m a resident of Newtown (almost 32 years), and I’ve always loved our library. When my sons were little, we did what a lot of families do right now ... taking our kids to the Library ...

Yesterday, the maison’s current creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, took the house back to where it all began, with a ...

In the final chapter of a two-part miniseries, we asked a panel of librarians: What’s the first book that made you fall in ...

A free pop-up exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth will be in Alton Library throughout July.

It’s a universally familiar phrase. Ask any English-speaking adult or child, and they will recognize the label “goody two-shoes” as derogatory shorthand for an insufferable prude—but few ...

In the 2005 film adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” the central love story between Elizabeth and Darcy is set in motion during a ball. It’s a rowdy, exuberant scene full of carefree dancing and ...