It's my birthday this week (yes, all week), and Jane Austen is my favorite author, and American PBS stations are currently showing all those (mostly bad) Austen adaptations, and I have a pile of Austen spin-off novels to review, so I'm hereby declaring this "Austen Week" here at the ol' Wordcandy homestead.

Starting with these images of upcoming paperback editions--all of which are available for under five bucks:




I like 'em--they're pretty, colorful, and unusual (I get tired of tasteful images of antique portraits), but still totally appropriate. While the Pride and Prejudice edition is already out, you'll have to wait until early next month for the other two.

Labels: Jane Austen, Wordcandy on the cheap