The Jane Austen Book Club

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The Jane Austen Book Club

First edition cover
Author	Karen Joy Fowler
Language	English
Publisher	Putnam Adult
Publication date	April 22, 2004
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	288pp
ISBN	0-399-15161-3
OCLC	52574555
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3556.O844 J36 2004

The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2004 novel by American author Karen Joy Fowler. The story, which takes place near Sacramento, California, centers around a book club consisting of five women and one man^[1] who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen's six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey). The novel was a critical success and became a national bestseller.

A film adaptation of the same name was released in autumn of 2007 starring Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Jimmy Smits, Hugh Dancy, Maggie Grace, and Maria Bello.