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Surely you didn't think we'd let a season of Bridgerton pass us by without talking about it? In case we didn't have enough to say, we brought friend of the pod Liz back to join in our fun about the latest from Netflix's "Bridgerton" and talk about the latest season versus the book. (But mostly we just talk about the hot sexual tension.) Plus we chat a little about the latest season of Masterpiece Theater's "Sanditon."Join us next time for the final chapters of Mansfield Park! Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What's that? Did you say something? It turns out you did! And it was a lot of really good something! Jessie and Annie dust off the excellent emails we've been getting during the Mansfield Park read and laugh, cry, have some thoughts, even maybe admit they might be a little, tiny, barely wrong about Mary. MENTIONS Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogyRachel Lynn Solomon's Weather GirlSue Lynn Tan's Daughter of the Moon GoddessOlivia Dade's All the FeelsAmanda Montell's Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Join us next time for chapters 41-48 of Mansfield Park! Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Have you heard the old adage "you can't go home?" Well, Fanny knows it now, too. Fanny finally makes it back to her biological family, and if you're expecting a loving, fairytale reunion, for our soft heroine, well, what book have you been reading?  MENTIONS Tessa Bailey's Window ShoppingBrigid Kemmerer's Defy the NightKerri Maniscalco's Kingdom of the CursedRosanne A. Brown's A Song of Wraiths and RuinErin Morgenstern's A Starless SeaXiran Jay Zhao's Iron WidowChanda Prescod-Weinstein's The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred Join us next time for chapters 41-45 of Mansfield Park! Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

That whole loving Henry thing, that was nice while it lasted, huh? Join Jessie and Annie as they quickly re-litigate everything they thought they felt and believed last episode as Henry vies for Fanny's hand with a little assist from... all of Mansfield Park. MENTIONS Ali Hazelwood's The Love HypothesisXiran Jay Zhao's Iron WidowOliver Sach's An Anthropologist on MarsSarah Vowell's Unfamiliar FishesErin Morganstern's The Night CircusKatee Roberts' Neon GodsAxie Oh's XOXO Join us next time for chapters 36-40 of Mansfield Park! Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comSound editing by DJ EmpiricalMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ahhh, we're back, and it didn't take that long for Jessie and Annie to have... a change of heart about Mr Henry Crawford, did it? Buckle up, because we've got a proposal in store for you, and your humble servant/hosts have a lot to process. Loudly.  MENTIONS Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal BlueAlison Cochrun's The Charm OffensiveFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of SpadesJohn Green's The Anthropocene ReviewedKate Hope Day's In the QuickMia Manansala's Adobo and ArsenicTrung Le Nguyen's The Magic FishDeborah Wiles' Kent StateFred Rogers' Life's Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way Join us next time for chapters 31-35 of Mansfield Park! Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Turns out Maria is driven by spite, and we are here for it. Edmund and Mary are still making eyes. And Henry is back to ruin lives with his change of heart. What is Fanny to do?MENTIONSLeigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone Trilogy and Six of Crows DuologyYumi Sakugawa's Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the UniverseMaco's AlohaRosie Danan's The Roommate and The Intimacy Experiment Michael Ian Black's I'm Bored, I'm Worried, and I'm Sad*J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the RingsJoin us next time for chapters 26-30 of Mansfield Park!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uh oh, Sir Thomas has returned to Mansfield Park, and the kids have some 'splainin' to do. Annie and Jessie cover the drama on and off the stage as love triangles (and squares) continue to shenaniganize.MENTIONSTracy Deonn's LegendbornNnedi Okorafo's Home (Binti #2) Talia Hibbert's Get a Life, Chloe BrownCressida Cowell's How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (How to Train Your Dragon #9) Allie Brosh's Solutions and Other ProblemsRachel Vorona Cote's Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women TodayCasey McQuiston's One Last Stop (provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review—written review can be found hereJoin us next time for chapters 16-20 of Mansfield Park!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oh, boy, let's talk DRAMA. Our Mansfield crew has decided that putting on a private play would be a most gripping diversion, despite Edmund's disapproval. Nothing like throwing a group project onto a situation rife with entitlement, sexual tension, and love triangles to make life easier. Jessie and Annie dive in, trying to decide if they even like their main protagonists and wtf is up with Mary Crawford?MENTIONSAngie Thomas's Concrete Rose and The Hate U GiveDana L Davis's Roman and JewelMackenzi Lee's A Lady's Guide to Petticoats and PiracyStephen Fry's Mythos: The Greek Myths ReimaginedJoin us next time for chapters 16-20 of Mansfield Park!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

WHEW, more love triangles than a geometrist can handle! Jessie and Annie return to Mansfield Park and try to sort out all the crisscrossing connections, talk about the unkosher way the others talk about Fanny's physical abilities, whether Rushforth should be sympathized, and why Mary Crawford is no Caroline Bingley. Also, Henry Crawford: Is he cute or is he tall and white? Mild CW: For discussion on sexual consent while we talk about "Brigerton" on our book/media roundup (which we loved but are not blind to its flaws): "Why Brigerton Is Problematic || Colorism, Race Baiting and Implicit Bias""How Bridgerton Handles the Book's Wildly Controversial Scene"MENTIONSIjeoma Oluo's Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male AmericaSarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury Mackenzi Lee's A Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and Loki: Where Mischief Lies Stephen Fry's Mythos: The Greek Myths ReimaginedMadeline Miller's The Song of AchillesNnedi Okorafor's Binti Olivia Dade's Spoiler AlertJoin us next time for chapters 11-15 of Mansfield Park!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Y'all, all the pieces are going on the board, and we are settling in for the long game now. Jessie and Annie read Mansfield Park for the first time, starting with the first five chapters, and is it juicy already! So many people! Nuance! What's going to happen? We don't know, and it's GREAT.MENTIONSLeigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy  and Six of Crows duology and King of Scars Tamsyn Muir's Harrow the NinthSilvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican GothicNnedi Okorafor's Binti Olivia Dade's Spoiler AlertJoin us next time for chapters 6-10 of Mansfield Park!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What, you thought we were done with Pride and Prejudice?! Well, buckle up, gentle listeners, because we've got a lot of episode for you! Jessie and Annie tackle as many adaptations of as they possible can, and they don't do it alone! Special guest and BFF4EVA Liz joins the two as they talk casting, favorite Darcys (all of them) and other things they love. **Adaptations covered in this episode:****TV/Film*** [BBC's "Pride and Prejudice](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/) (1995)* [Joe Wright's *Pride and Prejudice* (2005)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/)* [*Pride and Prejudice*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032943/) (1940)* "[The Lizzie Bennett Diaries](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1)" webseries (2012)* [*Bride and Prejudice*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/) (2004)*[Bridget Jones's Diary](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/)* (2001)**Books**[Ibi Zoboi's *Pride*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068632-pride)[Sonali Dev's*Pride and Prejudice and other Flavors* ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41154302-pride-prejudice-and-other-flavors)[PD James's*Death Comes to Pemberley* ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12875355-death-comes-to-pemberley) ([& miniseries](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2951788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1))[Seth Grahame Smith's*Pride and Prejudice and Zombies*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5899779-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies) ([& movie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/))### MENTIONS* [Olivia Dade's *Spoiler Alert*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50496918-spoiler-alert)* [Daphne du Maurier's *Rebecca*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca)* [Alexi Daria's *You Had Me at Hola*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola)* [Crystal Hana Kim's *If You Leave Me*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34858106-if-you-leave-me)* [Whitney D. Grandison's *A Love Hate Thing*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44674899-a-love-hate-thing)**Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.**[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Oh, me, oh, my, get comfortable because we're talking the end of Pride and Prejudice! The Darcys get engaged, and Jessie and Annie have a *lot* of things to say on the matter, almost as much as Mrs. Bennet! ### MENTIONS**Aidan Thomas's *Cemetary Boys***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52339313-cemetery-boys](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52339313-cemetery-boys)**Allie Brosh's *Solutions and Other Problems***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323365-solutions-and-other-problems](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51323365-solutions-and-other-problems)**Alan Cumming's *Bad With Money***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22934446-not-my-father-s-son](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22934446-not-my-father-s-son)**Kazuo Ishiguro's *Never Let Me Go***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go)***Act YA Age*** podcast: [http://www.actyaage.com/](http://www.actyaage.com/)**Join us next time when we cover various adaptations and reworkings of *Pride and Prejudice*:***TV/Film** BBC's "Pride and Prejudice (1995)* Joe Wright's *Pride and Prejudice* (2005)* *Pride and Prejudice* (1940)* "The Lizzie Bennett Diaries" webseries (2012)* *Bride and Prejudice* (2004)*Bridget Jones' Diary* (2001)*Books**Pride* by Ibi Zoboi*Pride and Prejudice and other Flavors* by Sonali Dev*Death Comes to Pemberley* by PD James (& miniseries)*Pride and Prejudice and Zombies* by Seth Grahame-Smith (& movie)Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Holy cow, not just one marriage but *two?!* The newly legitimate Wickhams make a visit to Longbourn before retiring to what's sure to be a humble, quiet existense in the north, but not before dropping the knowledge bomb that is Darcy paying for the wedding, the comission and Wickham's debts. More importantly, though, Jane is marrying a man worth £5,000 a year! Meanwhile, Elizabeth mourns for the man who got away.### MENTIONS**Charles Yu's *Interior Chinatown***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44436221-interior-chinatown](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44436221-interior-chinatown)**TJ Klune's *The House in the Cerulean Sea***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45047384-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45047384-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea)**Gaby Dunn's *Bad with Money***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532177-bad-with-money](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38532177-bad-with-money)**Melissa Cynova's *Kitchen Table Tarot***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30268362-kitchen-table-tarot]https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30268362-kitchen-table-tarot]**Kazuo Ishiguro's *Never Let Me Go***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go][https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go]**Matt Ruff's *Lovecraft Country***:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25109947-lovecraft-country](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25109947-lovecraft-country)**Alexis Daria's *You Had Me at Hola***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola)If you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading **chapters 56 to 61 of Pride and Prejudice**Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Y'all, it's going down now. *Lydia has run off with a man,* and now everyone is running around trying to fix this colossal scandal. Elizabeth has some feelings about Darcy's feelings. And Mrs. Bennet is a total mess.### MENTIONS**Brit Bennett's *The Vanishing Half***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51791252-the-vanishing-half](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51791252-the-vanishing-half)**Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's *This Is How You Lose the Time War***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43352954-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43352954-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war)**Helen Hoang's *The Kiss Quotient***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36199084-the-kiss-quotient](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36199084-the-kiss-quotient)**Kazuo Ishiguro's *Never Let Me Go***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go][https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go]**Matt Ruff's *Lovecraft Country***:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25109947-lovecraft-country](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25109947-lovecraft-country)**Alexis Daria's *You Had Me at Hola***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52886627-you-had-me-at-hola)If you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading **chapters 51 to 55 of Pride and Prejudice**Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

There comes a time in every woman's life when she has to accept her dad isn't perfect, and Mr Bennet is doing himself no favors. Mr Darcy, on the other hand, is, and Jessie and Annie are *here for it.*### MENTIONS**Talia Hibbert's *Get a Life, Chloe Brown***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43884209-get-a-life-chloe-brown](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43884209-get-a-life-chloe-brown)**Talia Hibbert's *Take a Hint, Dani Brown***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51213487-if-i-never-met-you](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51213487-if-i-never-met-you)**Tomi Adeyemi's *Children of Blood and Bone***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34728667-children-of-blood-and-bone](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34728667-children-of-blood-and-bone)**Tomi Adeyemi's *Children of Virtue and Vengeance***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39122774-children-of-virtue-and-vengeance][https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39122774-children-of-virtue-and-vengeance]**Jasmine Guillory's *Party of Two***:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49099926-party-of-two](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49099926-party-of-two)**Megan Campisi's *Sin Eater***: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52185082-sin-eater](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52185082-sin-eater)**Hank Green's *An Absolutely Remarkable Thing***:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24233708-an-absolutely-remarkable-thing](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24233708-an-absolutely-remarkable-thing)**Hank Green's *A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor***:[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49003616-a-beautifully-foolish-endeavor](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49003616-a-beautifully-foolish-endeavor)If you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading **chapters 46 to 50 of Pride and Prejudice**Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.[https://thedailyknightley.com](https://thedailyknightley.com)Twitter: [https://twitter.com/knightleypod](https://twitter.com/knightleypod)Instagram: [https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley](https://instagram.com/thedailyknightley)Email: [thedailyknightley@gmail.com](mailto:thedailyknightley@gmail.com)Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/995555-the-daily-knightley)Music from [https://filmmusic.io](https://filmmusic.io): “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod ([https://incompetech.com](https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

As is oft the way, when a man who insulted you and ruined forever your sister's happiness suddenly proposes to you and reveals a family secret, you're going to need some time to think about it. Lots of thinking happened in these chapters, and Jessie and Annie are going to do some thinking about the thinking.MENTIONSMichelle Obama's BecomingMhairi McFarlane's If I Never Met YouMegan Campisi's Sin EaterKaren Cushman's Catherine Called BirdyIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 41 to 45 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode, we're going to take a break from our inconsistently scheduled program and bring you some awesome book recommendations to support some amazing BIPOC writers and creators. MENTIONSJasmine Guillory's The Wedding DateAndrea Levy's The Long SongTalia Hibbert's Get a Life, Chloe BrownRivers Solomon's The DeepAngie Thomas's On the Come Up and The Hate U GiveCandice Carty-Williams's QueenieCharles Yu's Interior ChinatownN.K. Jemisin's The City We Became, The Broken Earth trilogy, and Inheritance trilogyKacen Callender's Felix Ever AfterAdiba Jaigirdar's The Henna WarsAlyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory, An Extraordinary Union: An Epic Love Story of the Civil War, and That Could Be EnoughNnedi Okorafor's BintiRivers Solomon's An Unkindness of GhostsOTHER THINGS“When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs” (Washington Post)The Stacks - podcastCode Switch - podcastSupport Black People Master Doc - a huge but by no means complete document of ways you can help support BLMA list of Black-owned bookstores you can support

We're back, baby! We took a few weeks off thanks to a little tiny pandemic thing and some life stuff, but we're back on this Austen horse, and hoo boy, do we have things to say! So does Darcy, it turns out, enough to fill a whole letter. What is it about Elizabeth that attracts such awkward proposals? MENTIONSVeronica Roth's Chosen OnesTamora Pierce's Alanna: The First AdventureMhairi McFarlane's If I Never Met YouCathy Park Hong's Minor Feelings: An Asian American ReckoningMackenzie Lee's Loki: Where Mischief LiesIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 36 to 40 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Here it is, a week late! Insert some joke here about burning the wick at both ends or something because Wickham is gonna Wick. No matter, though, because we're heading to Rosings, y'all, and finally going to see if the esteemed Lady Catherine de Bourg can live up to her lofty reputation. MENTIONSBryan Stevenson's Just MercyRobinne Lee's The Idea of YouCressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series Mhairi McFarlane's If I Never Met YouCathy Park Hong's Minor Feelings: An Asian American ReckoningIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 26 to 30 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collins has a rebound, Mrs Bennet is fretting, and Wickham is gonna Wickham. MENTIONSNetflix's "Love Is Blind"Celeste Ng's Little Fires EverywhereHannah Capin's Foul Is FairIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 26 to 30 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Autumn de Wilde's Emma. is out this month, and Annie and Jessie have a lot of feelings about this latest iteration of a classic tale. Possibly too many feelings, mainly about George Knightley, patron saint of the pod. Fair warning, all ye who enter here—here, there be spoilersEmma. trailer"How Do You Solve a Problem Like 'Emma'?""Darcy is done: why Johnny Flynn's Knightley is our new Austen object of desire""Clothes call: Johnny Flynn breaks down his Emma costumes and that changing scene"If you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 21 to 25 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Let's get this party started! Netherfield is having a literal ball, and Collins is a'wooing. Things get real awkward real fast.MENTIONSTaylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the SixHank Green's An Absolutely Remarkable ThingCharles Yu's Interior ChinatownIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 21 to 25 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Guess who's coming to dinner? Two new players enter the game, and they're not going to make this easy. Please welcome Mr Collins and Mr Wickham. Surely they won't be causing any trouble for Lizzy....MENTIONSKiley Reid's Such a Fun AgeAbigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, TapeiHank Green's An Absolutely Remarkable Thing"Jane Austen's Most Widely Mocked Character is Also Her Most Subversive" (h/t Leah)If you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 21 to 25 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Shenanigans are afoot, and no one plays this game like Mrs Bennet. We're heading to Netherfield this week with chapters 5 to 10 in this episode, and the men are in love. MENTIONSJenny Han's To All the Boys I Loved Before and PS I Still Love YouAbigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, TapeiBBC Radio's Magnitsky the MusicalIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 11 to 16 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

New Year, new book! The gals are back, and we're starting 2020 off right with the first **five** chapters of *Pride & Prejudice*. Join us as we make our trip to Longbourne and meet the Bennets, the Bingleys and one Darcy. It's going to be a good time!MENTIONSKatherine McGee's American RoyalsAbigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, TapeiIf you want to join in on the conversation, join us in reading chapters 6 to 10 of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"The book was better!" Annie and Jessie get to be smug book readers and review two fantastic adaptations of Jane Austen's *Sense and Sensibility*. We laughed, we cried, we swooned over Dan Stevens and Alan Rickman. Also, we talk about our next book, *Pride and Prejudice* which we'll be starting in the New Year!MENTIONSRowan Farrow's Catch and KillJacqueline Woodson's Red at the BoneCarmen Maria Machado's In the Dream HouseMackenzi Lee's The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and VirtueShannon Price's A Thousand FiresIf you want to join in on the conversation, we'll be starting in the New Year with the first five chapters of Pride and PrejudiceTalk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Holy frijoles, we've made it to the end! And what an end it was. Annie and Jessie discuss where our heroine Dashwood sisters end up and look back on the book as a whole and our journey here as readers.MENTIONSErin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and The Starless SeaRivers Solomon's The DeepMackenzi Lee's The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and Loki: Where Mischief LiesThe trailer for the new Emma. adaptationIf you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to watch the 1995 Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and BBC's 2008 adaptation streaming on Prime for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're almost at the end! Everyone heads to Cleveland, Marianne falls ill, Willoughby just won't go away, and Brandon is still The Best. How will everything wrap up with so few chapters left?!MENTIONSLouisa May Alcott's Little WomenCaitlin Moran's How to Be FamousRivers Solomon's The DeepIf you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 41 through 45 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oops, we missed last week, but worry not! We've got extra episode goodness for you. A lot of secrets are revealed, Brandon is still the best, Willoughby is still the worst, and... who knows what Edward is?MENTIONSPhilip Pullman's The Secret CommonwealthRainbow Rowell's FangirlMaggie Steifvater's The Raven BoysJasmine Guillory's Royal HolidayScarlett Curtis' It's Not OK to Feel Blue and Other LiesNikesh Shukla's The Good Immigrant (UK) and Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman's The Good Immigrant (US)"Still Great, Bob?: A Mad Men Podcast"If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 41 through 45 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Dashwood Sisters head into town, Elinor compartmentalizes, Marianne gets some bad news, and Col. Brandon is unhappy (shocker!) MENTIONSHamilpopRainbow Rowell's Fangirl and Carry On and Wayward SonCaitlin Moran's How to Build a Girl  and How to Be Famous"Buffering the Vampire Slayer""The Boiler Room: A My So-Called Life Podcast""Still Great, Bob?: A Mad Men Podcast"If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 31 through 35 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

An unwelcome secret is revealed, and we run the gamut of opinions of the Steeles (aka the Bizarro Dashwood Sisters minus Margaret, whoever she is). Edward needs to get his crap together. Mrs Jennings wants some company to London.Mea Culpa: *Someone* (coughAnniecough) did something weird with her microphone during recording, so apologies for the sound being kind of weird in parts. MENTIONSCaitlin Moran's How to Build a Girl  and How to Be Famous Marie Benedict's The Other EinsteinPBS's "Sanditon" premieres in the US January 12If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 26 through 30 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Marianne is super sad, you guys. So is Edward. Actually, so is Elinor but more quietly. We also make new friends with the Palmers, sort of, who have the hot goss. Annie is a book lemming, and Jessie is a lot braver than she seems.MENTIONSStephen King's ItCasey McQuiston's Red, White and Royal Blue Jacky Fleming's The Trouble with WomenMarie Benedict's The Other Einstein"Giving Birth in Jane Austen's Day: Confinement, Lying-in, and Churching"If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 16 through 20 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Willoughby and Brandon suddenly have to leave, and they can't say why. (Probably not to run off together, but one can hope.) Jessie read a really good book, and Annie isn't sure about some of these menfolk.The Telegraph article: https://telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11063670/Could-Mr-Darcy-afford-a-stately-home-today.htmlIf you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 16 through 20 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

There are a lot of Dashwoods, and Jane Austen introduces us to them all, the ones that we love, and the ones that kind of suck. Jessie and Annie have a lot to say based on first impressions (yeah, I went there).If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 11 through 15 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

There are a lot of Dashwoods, and Jane Austen introduces us to them all, the ones that we love, and the ones that kind of suck. Jessie and Annie have a lot to say based on first impressions (yeah, I went there).If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read chapters 6 through 10 of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ahh, it's our first episode! Jessie and Annie talk about their love of Austen and start on their journey through all her writing and the related works and adaptations. If you want to join in on the conversation, be sure to read the first five chapters of Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility for next time!Talk to us! We'd love to hear from you.thedailyknightley.comTwitter: @knightleypodInstagram: @thedailyknightleyEmail: thedailyknightley@gmail.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io: “Improbable” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicence: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/