“Jane Austen’s Bookshelf” contends that virtually every part of that sentence is wrong. Rebecca Romney, the author and occasional “Pawn Stars” guest who wrote “Bookshelf,” is a fan ...

Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28 2. Three Days in June: Anne Tyler, Knopf, $27 3. The God of the Woods: Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30 4. Iron Flame: Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, ...

"Jane Austen's Bookshelf" spotlights eight women writers, largely lost to history, who influenced the English novelist.

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Rare book collector Rebecca Romney takes us behind the archives that led to "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," a new book about the women writers who shaped Austen.

In “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” a rare-book collector sets out to “investigate” a group of overlooked female writers.

This year, fans of the British romantic novelist Jane Austen are celebrating 250 years since her birth. In her homeland of England, residents are expecting a tourist boom. Special correspondent ...

The story weaves together fact and fiction in an attempt to solve the enduring mystery of why Cassandra Austen (portrayed by Keeley Hawes) destroyed most of her younger sister Jane Austen's ...

A few years ago, rare-book dealer Rebecca Romney bought a gorgeous ... In her new book, “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf,” Romney invites readers to join her on a thrilling journey of adventure ...