By Vonnie Alto, Regional Coordinator
Multi-published Janeite, Janine Barchas will give a presentation to our region on June 15th (Sunday) in celebration of Jane Austen's 250th Birthday!
Janine is a professor of English who has published several non-fiction books on Jane Austen. Janine is from the Netherlands and lives in the U.S. Since 2002 she has been a Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Janine has published the following books:
Janine was a breakout speaker several times at JASNA AGM's and a plenary speaker twice (2013 and 2019).
She has curated Jane Austen exhibits including the famous Will and Jane Exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library for the 2016 AGM in Washington DC and also gave tours.
Janine has also created the online digital project: What Jane Saw <www.whatjanesaw.org>
Her current online exhibit is titled, The Art of Cassandra at Jane Austen's House <https://janeaustens.house/display/the-art-of-cassandra/>
This Fall her upcoming exhibit is titled Paper Jane at the Grolier Club in NYC (which opens December 4th) to coincide with the October publication of her Paper Jane book.
Janine's June presentation will focus on her new release: The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography which is a transatlantic collaboration between Janine in Austen, Textas and the graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg in London. It centers on the relationship between the Austen sisters. One review hailed it as "Truly delightful, charming, and funny."
Janine will provide a behind the scenes look at the book's creative process and share favorite scenes and moments from the book in celebration of its publication and Jane Austen's 250th Birthday.
Additionally, Janine will answer questions about her new book and address questions about her other books, including her upcoming Fall release, and her exhibits.
No preparation is necessary!
Janine is a professor of English who has published several non-fiction books on Jane Austen. Janine is from the Netherlands and lives in the U.S. Since 2002 she has been a Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Janine has published the following books:
- Paper Jane: 250 Years Of Jane Austen (October 2025)
- The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography (April 2025)
- A Boyhood Under Nazi Occupation: The Personal Story of Jan Duijvestein (translation, 2020)
- The Lost Books of Jane Austen (2019)
- Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, And Celebrity (2013)
- Graphic Design, Print Culture, And the Eighteenth-Century Novel (2008)
Janine was a breakout speaker several times at JASNA AGM's and a plenary speaker twice (2013 and 2019).
She has curated Jane Austen exhibits including the famous Will and Jane Exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library for the 2016 AGM in Washington DC and also gave tours.
Janine has also created the online digital project: What Jane Saw <www.whatjanesaw.org>
Her current online exhibit is titled, The Art of Cassandra at Jane Austen's House <https://janeaustens.house/display/the-art-of-cassandra/>
This Fall her upcoming exhibit is titled Paper Jane at the Grolier Club in NYC (which opens December 4th) to coincide with the October publication of her Paper Jane book.
Janine's June presentation will focus on her new release: The Novel Life of Jane Austen: A Graphic Biography which is a transatlantic collaboration between Janine in Austen, Textas and the graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg in London. It centers on the relationship between the Austen sisters. One review hailed it as "Truly delightful, charming, and funny."
Janine will provide a behind the scenes look at the book's creative process and share favorite scenes and moments from the book in celebration of its publication and Jane Austen's 250th Birthday.
Additionally, Janine will answer questions about her new book and address questions about her other books, including her upcoming Fall release, and her exhibits.
No preparation is necessary!