Happy (belated!) new year everyone! I’ve been a little quiet over the festive period, but have some fun things to share really soon I’ve been really enjoying reading and researching!

I’m really thrilled to kick off the new year by sharing that today’s BBC History Extra podcast has me in the hot seat answering questions about Jane Austen’s England: Austen herself, her life and times, the context of her novels, and what late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century England could be like!

If you fancy listening to the podcast, you can find it here.

Thank you as ever for your support and interest in my work over the past year and before, it really means a lot and I really appreciate it!