Infamy, thy name is Janeite
Alert Janeite Cindy sent us a link to an article in the Newark Star-Ledger about, well, us. 
Janeites, that is, particularly those who obsess over the films and read and write Austen paraliterature.
Dear Friend of AustenBlog TeresaAF’s comment in a thread at this weblog is mentioned, though the weblog is not mentioned by name. (Humph.)
This fall, Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen star in the first major film adaptation of the classic novel since an imperfect 1940 version. Fans writing in online forums have already parsed every second of the trailer (”And the proposal scene, in the rain?!?! Can we say, cliche?”).
We can attest that Teresa is a diehard Janeite and is not above writing a spot of paraliterature herself.
The article mentions the many milieus in which writers and filmmakers have placed her stories, including modern-day Amritsar, Utah, Beverly Hills and Boca Raton. Paula Cohen, the author of Jane Austen in Boca, mentions that her next book will be based upon Persuasion:
Cohen is a little embarrassed to admit she borrowed from Austen’s more melancholy “Persuasion” for her upcoming book, a novel about college admissions.
She originally planned to call it “Love, Death and the SATs.” Her publisher changed it to “Jane Austen in Scarsdale.”
With all this emphasis on P&P and in particular P&P2 and 3, in closing, we feel compelled to add our periodic reminder that Jane Austen Wrote Five Other Books Too, You Know. 
July 11th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
“Cohen is a little embarrassed to admit she borrowed from Austen’s more melancholy ‘Persuasion’ for her upcoming book, a novel about college admissions.”
Embaressed about writing a novel about Persuasion? Huh!? And, since when is Persuasion “melancholy”? It’s a perfectly lovely book.
I love P&P just as much as the next person and am looking forward to P&P3, but Persuasion is my second favorite novel. I agree, let’s remember that JA wrote five other (very worthy) books!
July 11th, 2005 at 9:41 pm
The fanfic of Elizabeth picturing Darcy naked is hilarious. Such a typical fanfic impulse I, as one of the infamous gang called “the Janeites,” happen to share and understand! LOL. And how a novel originally titled “Love, Death and the SATs” can borrow a plot from Persuasion, I really can’t fathom, which makes me quite a little bit curious and I won’t be surprised if I end up buying the book against my better judgment.
July 11th, 2005 at 9:53 pm
Persuasion is my favorite of Jane’s novels. I will say that I enjoyed Jane Austen in Boca so I’ll probably read the new book.
I think most folks know how I feel about NA.
Heather Marie, I agree, “melancholy” is not the best word to describe Persuasion; “poignant” might be a better.
December 11th, 2005 at 10:41 pm
I LOVE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE!!!!
NO OTHER BOOK COMES CLOSE TO ITS BRILLIANCE, HONESTY, AND WOUNDER.
TWO THUMBS UP FOR JANE AUSTIN!