North Orange County
Reading Group
We typically meet on the third Saturday of each month.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Meet at Panera Bread 2415 E. Chapman Avenue, Fullerton
For more information, contact Melissa Buell
To connect with others in the group, check out the North Orange County Reading Group’s Facebook page.
 We welcome new readers to our group!
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About
The North Orange County Reading Group is JASNA Southwest’s newest book club and met for the first time on August 25, 2018. Author Melissa Buell spearheaded creation of the group, which holds meetings the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.
Reading Schedule for 2026
January 17 – THE MAKING OF JANE AUSTEN by Devoney Looser Chapters 5, 6
February – NO MEETING due to JASNA-Southwest regional meeting (on Zoom)
March 21 – THE MAKING OF JANE AUSTEN by Devoney Looser Chapters 7, 8, 9
April – NO MEETING due to LA Times Festival of Books (please visit our booth/volunteer!)
May 16 – THE MAKING OF JANE AUSTEN by Devoney Looser – Part 4, Chapters 10, 11, Coda
June 20 – Northanger Abbey Chapters 1-10 by Jane Austen
July 18 – Northanger Abbey Chapters 11-20 by Jane Austen
August 15 – Northanger Abbey Chapters 21-31 by Jane Austen
September 19 –Â
October 17 –Â
November 21 –
December 19 –Â
Reading List Archive
We typically split up the books we read into halves or thirds to give our readers time to complete the reading. (For example, we read PRIDE AND PREJUDICE with Volume 1 in August, Volume 2 in September, and Volume 3 in October.) Not everyone has time to read a 300-400 page book in a month and we want to make sure that everyone can enjoy reading! We alternate Austen novels with non-fiction works and other Austenesque books.
2025
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (February-April)
The Watsons by Jane Austen (May)
The Making of Jane Austen by Devoney Looser (July-September)
Persuasion by Jane Austen (October-December)
2024
Memoir of Jane Austen by Edward Austen-Leigh (February-March)
THE LOST MEMOIRS OF JANE AUSTEN by Syrie James (April – May)
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen (June – August)
NORTH AND SOUTH by Elizabeth Gaskell (September-November)
I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith (December – January 2025)
2023
MISS AUSTEN by Gill Hornby (December ’23 – January ’24)
AUSTENLAND by Shannon Hale (November 2023)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen (August, September, October 2023 – Volumes 1, 2, 3)
JANE AND THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER by Stephanie Barron (May, June, July 2023 )
EMMA by Jane Austen (February, March, April 2023 – Volumes 1, 2, 3)
OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FANCIES by Sybil G. Brinton (December 2022-January 2023)
2022
December – Old Friends and New Fancies by Sybil G. Brinton
July – Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
June – Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
May 21 –Â Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope (Chapters 1-16)
April 16 – Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley (Final Act)
March 19 – Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Chapters 16-32)
February 19 – Northanger Abby by Jane Austen (Chapters 1 – 15)
January 15 – The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (chapters 66-95)
2021
January 23 – Persuasion by Jane Austen (chapters 9-16)
February 27 – Persuasion by Jane Austen (last eight chapters)
March 20 – Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley (chapters 15-18)
April 17 – Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley (chapters 19-23)
May 15 – Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley (chapters 24-30)
June 19 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (chapters 1-20)
July 17 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (chapters 21-40)
August 21 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (chapters 41-60)
September 18 – Charlotte Collins by Jennifer Becton (prologue–chapter 12)
October 23 – Charlotte Collins by Jennifer Becton (chapters 13–end of book)
November 20 – The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (chapters 1–32)
December 18 – The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (chapters 33–65)
2020
January 18
Lady Susan by Jane Austen
February 21
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn (first half)
April 4
The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn
May 16
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley
June 20
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley (chapters 2-4)
August 15
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley (chapters 5-6)
September 26
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley (chapters 8-9)
October 17
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley (chapters 10-12)
November 21
Jane Austen at Home: A Biography by Lucy Worsley (chapters 13-15)
December 19
Persuasion by Jane Austen (chapters 1-8)
2019
January 19
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (part one)
February 16
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (part two)
March 16
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (part one)
April 20
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (part two)
May 18
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (part one)
May 15
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (part two)
July (online discussion)
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (part one)
August 17
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (part two)
September 21
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (part three)
October 19
Sanditon by Jane Austen
November 16
Holidays With Jane: Thankful Hearts
2018
December 15
Emma by Jane Austen
November 17
Emma by Jane Austen
October 20
Persuasion by Jane Austen
September 15
Persuasion by Jane Austen