Win a copy of Jane Bites Back, by Michael Thomas Ford

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Enter a chance to win one of two copies of Jane Bites Back, the new paranormal Austen inspired novel by Michael Thomas Ford by following this link to Austenprose. Leave a comment revealing which Jane Austen character you would like to see turned by January 24th, 2010. Winners to be announced on January 25th, 2010. Shipping to US and Canadian addresses only. Good luck!

I loved this book. It is clever, witty, peppered with Janeite lore and completely original - not a mash-up.

Read my review of Jane Bites Back
Read an interview of author Michael Thomas Ford
Read an excerpt of Jane Bites Back

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Reviews for Jane Bites Back

A Jane Austen spinoff that doesn't suck? Surely not polite language, however Nancy Knight, a Baltimore Sun reviewer, rather likes this book. Click here to read her short review.

• And our very own Laurel Ann offers an excerpt of the book on Austenprose and a review.

• The Booksmith calls the book clever and campy

• The book is available for pre-order. So save some of your Holiday money in anticipation of its release on December 29!

Preview of Jane Bites Back - An Austen Inspired Vampire Novel by Michael Thomas Ford

Hot off the artist’s computer is the new cover of Michael Thomas Ford’s novel Jane Bites Back.

This new novel due out 29 December 2009 has definitely caught my attention and should be of interest to Jane Austen admirers, Twilight fans, and the vampire crowd. Here’s the press release description when the three book deal was announced by Ballantine in June 2008.

The novel presents an undead Jane Austen, frustrated by nearly 200 years of writer's block and 116 rejections of an unpublished novel she finished just before turning into a vampire; she's becoming increasingly irritated that the rest of the world seems to be getting rich and famous off of her works and her life. The two follow-up books will be derived from the first.

Michael also kindly passed along these stellar author quotes that will be used on the book jacket from two popular personalities with Jane Austen connections: Stephanie Baron author of the Jane Austen Mysteries series, and Seth Grahame-Smith the zombie boy who is making a killing on his hugely popular mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

"A hilarious send-up of vampire novels, the Austen industry, and one immortal author’s complete inability to find a publisher, Jane would have loved it!" Stephanie Barron, author of the Jane Austen mysteries

"It’s impossible not to love Ford's sharp-witted, sharp-fanged Jane Austen (and I’m not just saying that because she spares my life in Chapter Six)." Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I hope to have more info on this great new title shortly. You can pre-order Jane Bites Back today for December delivery.

Visit Michael Thomas Ford at his blog Dog on the Bed and enjoy his irreverent humor!

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Oh, Horrors: Jane Bites Back is Coming in 2009

Josie Brown, who wrote the book for Pride and Prejudice the Musical, sent me this tip from Publisher's Weekly, which titled its announcement: Creepy Fiction

Liz Scheier at Ballantine won a four-way auction for Michael Thomas Ford's Jane Bites Back. The novel presents an undead Jane Austen, frustrated by nearly 200 years of writer's block and 116 rejections of an unpublished novel she finished just before turning into a vampire; she's becoming increasingly irritated that the rest of the world seems to be getting rich and famous off of her works and her life. The two follow-up books will be derived from the first. Waters said Ford, the author of many books for young readers and adults, is likely to publish this under a pseudonym; pub date still undecided.

On his blog the author Michael Thomas Ford stated that the book, which Josie's source described as a humorous and sassy account of Jane Austen as a modern-day vampire, will be out in late 2009.

Thanks for the tip, Josie. I suspect the publisher will publicize the heck out of these books. The questions is: Will Janeites take the bait and spend their hard earned dollars for these high concept novels? Posted by Vic, Ms. Place