Chapter Two Hundred Twenty-One: Jane on the Brain

As a non-fiction companion to my reading of Jane Austen's novels, I listened to a new non-fiction audiobook called Jane on the Brain: Exploring the Science of Social  Intelligence with Jane Austen by Wendy Jones.  I hadn't read all of the novels by the time I listened to this book, so I can safely say that you don't have to have read Austen to enjoy and learn something from this book, which is as much psychology as literary analysis, although you'll probably get more out of it if you have read at least some of Austen's novels.  Jones uses Austen's characters to provide examples of various psychological concepts, simultaneously shedding light on the books and on psychology on an accessible, introductory level.  I really enjoyed this listen, so if you're interested in either Austen or psychology, I'd definitely suggest checking out Jane on the Brain.