You are cordially invited to a tea party and lecture in celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday! Join local Mill Valley Austen scholars Kate Moore and Roxanne Eberle for a discussion on the lasting legacy of Jane Austen, from the books themselves to the seemingly infinite adaptations and the works she's inspired. Complete with tea, cookies, and Jane Austen trivia for you Austenites!

About Roxanne Eberle: Although originally from Buffalo, NY, Roxanne Eberle earned her Ph.D. from UCLA before moving to Athens, Georgia, where she taught for thirty years. While at the University of Georgia, she taught courses on Romantic Literature, Jane Austen, the Brontes, Virginia Woolf, and the history of the novel. She is currently finishing up a biography on Austen’s contemporary, Amelia Opie, and enjoying living among Mill Valley’s redwood trees.

About Kate Moore: Mill Valley teacher and writer Kate Moore taught English literature to generations of high school students, who are now her Facebook friends, while she not-so-secretly penned Romances inspired by Jane Austen. She is a three-time RITA finalist with Romance Writers of America, and a three-time top pick in Romance from the Library Journal. Twenty-two books later, Kate is still excited to begin the day at her lap desk with stories to tell, a cup of coffee, and a cat at her side. Life happens; books help!