Romance authors celebrate Jane Austen's literary legacy on her 250th birthday

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM EST

The cover of "Ladies in Waiting" and authors Diana Quincy (top) and Nikki Payne (bottom). (Courtesy of Gallery Books, Shelley Larrabee and Frank W. photos)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young celebrates Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with Diana Quincy and Nikki Payne, two romance authors who contributed to the new book “Ladies In Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters.”

Book excerpt: ‘Ladies in Waiting’

By Diana Quincy and Nikki Payne

From the book “Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters” published by Gallery Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC. “Lace and Larceny” copyright © 2025 by Nikki Payne. Printed by permission.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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