This NYT piece takes a different angle—Jane Austen's relationship with music. It got me thinking about my own musical choices, particularly the soundtrack that weaves through my first book, Crunching Her Numbers.

On this day, when we celebrate freedom, I cannot write to you and pretend that all is as usual.

My favorite is a take on Pride and Prejudice : Charlotte getting a present from Lady Catherine to 'whip' her husband to place.