Booktober: Jane Austen (fandom)
We’re spotlighting the Jane Austen fandom for Booktober! This nineteenth-century author has inspired fan activity since before the term “fan” was in use, prompting many of her avid readers to call themselves Janeites or Austenites.
Austen’s writing has been the subject of academic studies, adaptations, and of course, transformative works. While many of her readers enjoy writing fanfiction, others like to focus entirely on analyzing canon. Austen has several dedicated clubs, forums, archives, and an extensive fanfiction index. There is even published metafiction written about her fans.
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