{"id":4728,"date":"2026-04-30T04:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/austenblog.com\/?p=7998"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:55:34","slug":"stephen-king-has-never-read-jane-austen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/stephen-king-has-never-read-jane-austen\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen King has never read Jane Austen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Horror author Stephen King admits he&#8217;s never read Jane Austen. I don\u2019t have much interest in \u201crelationship\u201d novels or romance. I\u2019ve never read Jane Austen. I do not say this with either pride or shame (or prejudice, for that matter). It\u2019s just a fact. 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I don&rsquo;t have much interest in &ldquo;relationship&rdquo; novels or romance. I&rsquo;ve never read Jane Austen. I do not say this with either pride or shame (or prejudice, for that matter). It&rsquo;s just a fact. 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