Welcome! I'm Devoney Looser, a writer and professor at Arizona State University. I also go by Stone Cold Jane Austen, especially on roller skates.

I'm thrilled to share that my book, Wild for Austen, is a USA Today Bestselling Book and was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning. 

Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane (published in North America by St. Martin's Press, in the UK by Manchester University Press, and by Ultimo Press in Australia) honors and explores Austen's writings, life, and legacy, coinciding with the celebration her 250th birthday on December 16. 2025. 

The Wild for Austen book tour in 2025-26 took me to 26 cities in four countries. I've had the pleasure of being a guest on a number of recent radio shows and podcasts, if you'd like to have a listen.

Before this latest Jane-tastic-ness, I wrote or edited eleven other books on the history of the novel, women's writing, and Jane Austen, including Sister Novelists (2022) and The Making of Jane Austen (2017). I also did a series of video/audio lessons, The Life and Works of Jane Austen, for The Great Courses and Audible.

I'm grateful for the chance to connect. If you want to hear the up-to-the-moment latest, then join me on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, LinkedIn, or over on my bimonthly Substack author newsletter? 

Jane Austen's 250th was wild, and I'm looking forward to continuing to celebrate great books and strong women together. Thanks for stopping by here.
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Your aspirationally humble and occasionally obedient servant,
​Devoney