Jane Austen Book and Movie Club

Reigning for over 200 years, Jane Austen is one of the most beloved novelists of the English language. In this book club, which began as the Pride and Prejudice Book Club at the end of 2018, we will read novels and watch movies related to her work. We meet virtually on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. All are welcome. 

If you would like to participate in this book club, or need to place a hold on a book, please email janna.tanner@dc.gov. 

Jan. 5, 2021: Jane Austen Book Club the movie! Watch the movie on your own and be prepared to discuss it and the differences from the book during the meeting.

Feb. 2, 2021: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

March 2, 2021: Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid

April 6, 2021: Northanger Abbey (2007) the movie! Watch the movie on your own and be prepared to discuss it and the differences from the book during the meeting.

May 4, 2021: Austenland (2013) the movie! Watch the movie on your own and be prepared to discuss it and the similarities to Jane Austen's works during the meeting.

June 1, 2021: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow

July 6, 2021: Teenage Writings by Jane Austen

Aug. 3, 2021: Emma by Alexander McCall Smith

Sept. 7, 2021: Emma (2020) the movie! Watch the movie on your own and be prepared to discuss it and the differences from the book during the meeting.

Oct. 5, 2021: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

Nov. 2, 2021: Sanditon by Jane Austen

Dec. 7, 2021: Sanditon TV Miniseries! Watch the movie on your own and be prepared to discuss it and the differences from the book during the meeting.

Past Book and Movie Club Titles

Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffe
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Camp Austen: My Life As An Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman
Clueless Movie!
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Emma by Jane Austen
First Impressions by Charlie Lovett
Jane Austen: The Secret Radical by Helena Kelly
Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Youtube Series
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Mary B. by Katherine Chen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pride by Ibi Zoboi 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the movie!
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal