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This week's topic is to pick and an author and then recommend their books...  Well my favorite author is Jane Austen and she has only six novels.  So I rounded out the list with some Jane Austen-esque books.  For the Austen authored books, I put them in the order I think someone should read them.

1. Northanger Abbey -- Her first novel.  It's short.  Catherine is a feisty young girl.  It's a fun little gothic tale.

2. Pride and Prejudice -- Probably the most popular.  And for a reason. Enjoy!

3. Emma -- Emma is a love her or hate her type of character. Upon multiple readings, I really like her now.

4. Sense and Sensibility -- Almost a companion to Pride and Prejudice.  Elinor still bugs me sometimes.

5. Persuasion -- My favorite, but you have to get into the Austen mindset for this to be completely satisfying.

6. Mansfield Park -- Fanny Price is the least likable of Austen's heroines.  But she comes alive after reading the others.

7. Austenland by Shannon Hale -- It's a great modern telling of Pride and Prejudice mixed with reality shows.  I can't wait to read the sequel.

8. My Antonia by Willa Cather -- It's a decidedly American book, but something of Cather's storytelling reminds me of Austen.  I loved it!

9. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery -- A beautiful love story...  must read.

10. Any Georgette Heyer -- She's a successor to Austen.  Written in the early 20th Century, the writing and ideas are a beautiful companion to Austen's.