By MARY MANNING

FANS of Bridgerton, Pride and Prejudice, or any of Jane Austen’s novels do not want to miss a major literary event coming to Euroa on Friday, 16 May.

Best-selling author of The Benevolent Society of Ill-mannered Ladies Alison Goodman joins fellow authors Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar to bring you the Regency Panel Roadshow, an evening full of fun and fascinating information.

Book two of the Ill-mannered Ladies series, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, will be released on 30 April, and Euroa will be first to hear about how those adventurous and unmarried ladies of a certain age, Lady Augusta 'Gus' Colebrook and her twin sister Julia, are drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse murder investigation and thrust into the ugly underworld of Georgian sex clubs, spies, and ruthless bounty hunters.

Co-authors Gardiner and Kumar celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with their delightfully funny and sharply observed Regency romp Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective.

Released on 2 April, this cosy crime mystery shines the spotlight on one of Austen’s most misunderstood characters – Miss Caroline Bingley – who finds herself on the hunt for a cold-blooded killer and discovers along the way just what an accomplished, independent woman with a large fortune and a sharp mind can achieve.

And all the while she exposes the darker side of the British empire.

In deciding to bring these authors to Euroa, Friends of the Euroa Library president Lauren Barber said many of the group's members had met Goodman in Shepparton last year.

“We loved the gutsy feminism of Gus and Julia and so invited Alison Goodman to visit Euroa," Ms Barber said.

"So we are delighted that she accepted our invitation and then introduced us to Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar to make up the Regency Panel Roadshow.

"The timing couldn’t be better in terms of the recent release of their books but also it is wonderful to acknowledge the significant anniversary of the birth of timeless author, Jane Austen.”

The Regency Panel Roadshow will be held at Oaks from Acorns, 14 Clifton Street Euroa on Friday, 16 May at 5.30pm.

The cost of tickets is $25 which includes meeting the authors, a complimentary signature cocktail, finger food, and author signings.

The Ink Bookshop at Mansfield will be on hand for book sales at the event.

Book online at: www.trybooking.com.au/DAVON