Deborah YaffeFeb 28, 2022Janeite on a sledThe unholy spectacle of a Russian coach berating a fifteen-year-old figure skater after an epic public fail shadowed by a doping scandal...
Deborah YaffeFeb 24, 2022Women's letters, women's livesTexts and emails have much to recommend them, but it’s hard not to wonder how much their prevalence will handicap future biographers....
Deborah YaffeFeb 21, 2022Courtin' timeFinally, NBC has released a trailer for The Courtship, the upcoming reality-TV show featuring Austen-era costumes and dating rituals, and...
Deborah YaffeFeb 17, 2022On this day in 1813. . . Seventy-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Exactly 209 years ago today, Jane Austen wrote a letter to...
Deborah YaffeFeb 14, 2022Persuasion, with soapAs Valentine’s Day dawns, all across the Netflix-speaking Janeite world, we are waiting impatiently for the new film adaptation of Jane...
Deborah YaffeFeb 10, 2022Sanditon, now with less sexSanditon, the PBS-ITV series based ever-so-loosely on the novel Jane Austen left unfinished at her death, has been an acquired taste from...
Deborah YaffeFeb 7, 2022Break out the popcornMarch is shaping up to be a big month for Janeites who like Austen-related TV and aren’t too picky about its relationship to anything...
Deborah YaffeFeb 3, 2022MouthwateringAusten-influenced crafts come in many forms. There are knitting patterns. There are board games. There are tote bags and jewelry and...
