Deborah YaffeFeb 25, 2021Jane Austen in the age of ZoomA year ago, I was looking forward to my upcoming appearance at Jane Austen Day, a biannual event sponsored by the Eastern Pennsylvania...
Deborah YaffeFeb 22, 2021Three weeks, three books (or is it four?)Jane Austen sightings are like buses: Sometimes, you don’t get one for ages, and sometimes, they come in bunches. These last few weeks...
Deborah YaffeFeb 18, 2021Staying safeFour years ago, I blogged about a rather unusual type of Austen-themed merchandise. Who needs fridge magnets or tote bags when you can...
Deborah YaffeFeb 15, 2021The Emma TrapWhat is the nature of inspiration? How elastic is its definition? How large a distance can stretch between inspiration and inspiree...
Deborah YaffeFeb 11, 2021On this day in 1801. . .Sixty-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Jane Austen communicated nothing particularly remarkable in...
Deborah YaffeFeb 8, 2021Among the greatsFor college professors, accustomed to lecturing to captive audiences of sometimes disengaged undergraduates, it’s a badge of honor to...
Deborah YaffeFeb 4, 2021Hear thisIf you want a dulcet-toned Brit to read aloud to you from the works of Jane Austen, your options are many. The audiobook giant Audible...
Deborah YaffeFeb 1, 2021The perfect happiness of the union"You have some news to hear, now you are come back, that will rather surprise you." "Have I?" said he quietly, and looking at her; "of...
