Deborah YaffeJan 14, 2016It was (exactly) twenty years ago today. . . People who were alive in November 1963 like to reminisce about the moment they learned that JFK had been shot. American Janeites who were...
Deborah YaffeDec 31, 2015Ring in 2016 with EmmaNo doubt you’ll all be spending New Year’s Eve at glitzy, glamorous, altogether fabulous parties across the country and, indeed, the...
Deborah YaffeDec 14, 2015Regency improvWere I to be in London tonight – which, alas, I am not – I would snap up a ticket to see Austentatious, an acting troupe that improvises...
Deborah YaffeDec 10, 2015The twelve-word AustenThis weekend, New York City Janeites will gather to celebrate The Birthday with a presentation by Jack Wang, half of the duo behind the...
Deborah YaffeOct 12, 2015Guess who?The good people who, despite all my entreaties to the Gods of Cinema, are bringing us the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and...
Deborah YaffeOct 5, 2015Fun! Inspirational! But not Jane Austen!Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for awhile may stop here. You’ve heard what I’m going to say: They’re misquoting Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeAug 20, 2015That sinking feeling“Jane Austen fans rejoice,” commands the Hollywood business website The Tracking Board. “Voltage Pictures is moving forward with a new...
Deborah YaffeAug 3, 2015DFW/JAAs far as I know, David Foster Wallace had nothing to say about Jane Austen. (Admittedly, I don’t know for sure, since I’ve never read a...
Deborah YaffeJul 16, 2015It was 20 years ago today (almost). . .The year 1995 marked what I’ve called the Big Bang of contemporary Jane Austen fandom: Colin Firth’s wet-shirt scene in the BBC’s famous...