Jane Austen Society of North America
A continent wide community of more than five thousand readers who gather to study, celebrate, and understand Jane Austen, from regional meetings and grand annual gatherings to essay contests and a monthly chat
Peer societies
Five societies Jane Austen Society of North America is read alongside.
BSI
The Baker Street Irregulars
The world's first Sherlockian literary society, devoted to serious and playful scholarship on Sherlock Holmes…
MS
Melville Society
A community of scholars and ordinary readers who have kept close company with Herman Melville and his work…
SAA
Shakespeare Association of America
A professional society for the advanced study of Shakespeare, structured around seminars, an annual meeting…
5 companies named
PSA
Poe Studies Association
A small global circle of scholars and devotees orbiting a single writer for more than fifty years
BSA
Bibliographical Society of America
A learned society founded in 1904 for the study of the material text, binding scholars, collectors, curators…
22 companies named
Who backs JASNA
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Jane Austen Society of North America's peers, but not Jane Austen Society of North America
Companies named publicly by at least one of Jane Austen Society of North America's five peer societies, and not found in Jane Austen Society of North America's reviewed public records.
| Company | SAA | BSA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Fournier, Fine & Rare | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Bluemango Books and Manuscripts | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Bruce McKittrick Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Christie’s Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| De Simone Company, Booksellers | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| De Wolfe & Wood Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Digital Theatre+ | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Drama Online | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Fugitive Materials | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Garrett Scott, Bookseller | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Granary Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Ken Sanders Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Lorne Bair Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Musinsky Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| myShakespeare | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Patrick Olson Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Pryor-Johnson Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Rare Books LA | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Richard C. Ramer, Old & Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Salmon & Company | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| The Arden Shakespeare | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| The Scholar’s Choice | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Thomas Lecky Appraisal Services | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| Type Punch Matrix | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| viaLibri | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| William Reese Company | Named | 1 of 2 | |
| William S. Cotter Rare Books | Named | 1 of 2 |
The outside view
A continent wide community of more than five thousand readers who gather to study, celebrate, and understand Jane Austen, from regional meetings and grand annual gatherings to essay contests and a monthly chat
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Outward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.
Strengths
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