Deborah YaffeNov 5, 2020Good timingThis weekend, time zones are friendly to Janeites with an appetite for online convening. On paper, it looks like you’d have to choose how...
Deborah YaffeOct 21, 2020Pandemic projectBack in March, a trio of young British academics decided to counteract the loneliness and isolation of lockdown by producing a series of...
Deborah YaffeJul 9, 2020Festival weekendJust a reminder that this weekend will be an exciting one for Janeites: the online version of the popular Jane Austen Festival–held, in...
Deborah YaffeJun 17, 2020Lemonade in LouisvilleAmong the many long-scheduled events that have fallen victim to our coronavirus moment, the annual Jane Austen Festival in Louisville,...
Deborah YaffeSep 11, 2019Among the Janeites, via First ImpressionsWriting is a solitary job, so it’s always satisfying to discover that someone out there has read – even liked! – your words. So imagine...
Deborah YaffeAug 28, 2019Free stuff!The only thing better than a book is a free book. And perhaps the only thing better than a free book is a free book with a Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeNov 9, 2017Book talk in ManalapanAs this Jane Austen bicentenary year nears its close, I’m happy to report that I’ll get to play a small part in the local commemoration:...
Deborah YaffeJul 13, 2017And also this. . .The cherry on the sundae of the New York Times's unexpected interest in Among the Janeites: I'm on the New York Times Book Review's...
Deborah YaffeJul 10, 2017Better late than neverExciting news! A mere four years after publication, Among the Janeites has earned a review in the New York Times Book Review -- and by...
Deborah YaffeSep 14, 2016SpotlightedI subscribe to the weekly newsletter of the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England, so imagine my excitement when this week’s edition...
Deborah YaffeApr 27, 2016Austen stories on stageListening to a really good actor read aloud from a really good book is one of life’s great pleasures, not to mention my go-to strategy...
Deborah YaffeApr 10, 2016Talking Jane Austen fanfictionMy next book-related event is scheduled for this Wednesday, April 13, in Princeton, NJ: I’ll be speaking at our lovely independent...