Here’s a Sonam Kapoor interview from IndianExpress.com about Ayesha. Nothing earthshattering or new, but Kapoor does claim that the film will be “India’s first chick-flick.”
Also, a fun announcement from Laurel Ann at Austenprose is forthcoming. 
Well, I’m home from a lovely visit to Orange County and Los Angeles. Yes, we went to Disneyland. Yes, we stopped by Kiyonna. Yes, I bought something. One dress. ONLY ONE. Really.
Anyway, here’s the latest scoop on Emma, which wrapped last night on Masterpiece Classic:
Remember, I’m @magicskyway.
Though described by Jane Austen as “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like” (James Edward Austen-Leigh’s Memoir of Jane Austen, p. 158), Emma has delighted millions of readers throughout the years. Emma the novel also has its share of fans, though like its eponymous heroine, it has its detractors, too. Continue reading
Since the first Emma Twitter party was such a success, PBS.org is presenting another for Part Two! There will be an “east coast” party beginning this Sunday, January 31, at 9pm ET and a “west coast” party to follow at 9pm PT at Twitter hashtag #emma_pbs.
You can use the official PBS Emma TwitGrid (it’s a new one!) to help you navigate all posts to the #emma_pbs hashtag. Check the PBS.org Emma Twitter page for details and updates. In the works: another quiz with Laurel Ann and me, more prizes, and special discounts for party participants at ShopPBS!
In other news, Vic explains how to make Mrs. Weston’s wedding cake (as seen in the most recent Emma adaptation). The key tool? A Nordic Ware Cathedral Bundt Pan! Also, don’t miss her thoughts on Emma 2009/2010 as reviewed by print media.
Catch author and #emma_pbs Twitter Party co-host Laurie Viera Rigler’s Emma review, posted at the PBS Remotely Connected blog.
And, in Persuasions Online, Laurie Kaplan discusses negative critical responses to the latest Emma in Adapting Emma for the Twenty-first Century: An Emma No One Will Like.
Also, Style Court discusses decor in the various Emma adaptations and Austen Only covers Mr. Knightley’s Strawberries.
Now that Emma‘s part one premiere is over, a few notes: