Austenfans.com was started in 2007 by a group of Jane Austen fans—people who love the books, the characters, and the movies—from an independent book publishing company, Sourcebooks, Inc.  Lots of Sourcebooks’ staff and management love Jane Austen and as a result, Sourcebooks became the home of many different Austen-style novelists.  That small group created Austenfans.com out of love and admiration for Jane Austen’s life and works. 

Austenfans.com is an online community that welcomes all Jane Austen fans and facilitates communication between them. We hope to encourage new and veteran Jane Austen readers to develop a deeper passion and understanding for Jane Austen, her works, the sequels and the adaptations to her novels.