Deborah YaffeMar 15, 2021Sanditon fans build a second seasonIt’s been more than a year since the producers of Sanditon announced that the show, a TV mini-series based on the novel Jane Austen left...
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 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 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 YaffeJan 28, 2021Coming attractions?Surely the universe owes us a better year than the last. And for Janeites who enjoy screen adaptations of their favorite author, the...
Deborah YaffeDec 31, 2020Goodbye at last, 2020A year ago, I confidently predicted a 2020 filled with the usual array of Austen events: “Teas, balls, fairs, festivals, conferences,...
Deborah YaffeDec 24, 2020New Year's presentOn March 2, I reported the happy news that a theatrical adaptation of Emma – written by Kate Hamill, the actor/playwright whose madcap...
Deborah YaffeDec 21, 2020No rom, no comThe opening credits of Modern Persuasion, which began streaming Friday on a small screen near you, scroll through a litany of actors,...
Deborah YaffeNov 16, 2020Kaleidescopic AustenOver at the CW, someone has had a startlingly original idea: How about – get this! – modern-day updates of Jane Austen’s novels? OMG!...