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Firsts, fiction, and fr-omances

"One of the reasons I like young adult fiction so much is that it explores so many firsts": author Gabrielle Tozer.

Tozer's novels cover first jobs, new loves, big decisions, the agony of indecision and uncertainty, peer pressure - and lots of kissing.

Could Jane Austen have been poisoned?

Jane Austen: Theories abound about her early demise.

The cause of Jane Austen's mysterious death at age 41 has been much pondered over the years. Was it a hormonal disorder? Cancer? Complications from drinking unpasteurised milk?