It’s never not a good time to be a Jane Austen fan, but this particular moment is particularly opportune to celebrate one of literature’s finest practitioners, in this, the 250th anniversary year of her birth. Join fellow Janeites at BookPeople’s free, all-day fête, with activities including Regency ballroom dance lessons, high tea, an in-store scavenger hunt, a book launch party for Janine Barchas’ new graphic novel, The Novel Life of Jane Austen, and a special storytime for kiddos. Because you’re never too young to start arguing over just how insufferable Emma is and which film adaptation is the best. I’m partial to 1999’s feminist makeover of Mansfield Park. Come at me! – Kimberley Jones