Among the Janeites 3/6

The Line of Thought

. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.

--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Happy 238th birthday

Today is Jane Austen’s 238th birthday – cue trumpet flourish – and the public library in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is throwing a fun...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 16, 2013

Another Janeite conversation

The first of my back-to-back December events is coming up tomorrow (Friday, December 13). I’ll be speaking about and signing Among the...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 12, 2013

December events

December is a special month for Janeites, since the 16th is the birthday of our beloved author. I'll be giving back-to-back talks on...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 2, 2013

Cool new website: Book the Writer

It’s launch day for Book the Writer, a web site that, for a fee, arranges for authors to visit New York City book groups discussing their...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 18, 2013

Among the Janeites on TV

Those wacky Jane Austen fans were the subject of a segment of ABC's Nightline, which aired last night (early this morning, actually) and...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 15, 2013

Hello, Houston!

Via Skype, I'll be attending tomorrow's meeting of the Greater Houston chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America. I'm looking...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 15, 2013

Among the Janeites roundup: international edition

Over the past few weeks, a number of venues, both print and digital, have noticed Among the Janeites. I’m so grateful to all the readers...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 24, 2013

Princeton, at last

I’ve been taking my vitamins faithfully, and I trust I’ll be healthy enough tonight to deliver the talk at the Princeton Public Library...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 21, 2013

On stage in Philly

I’ll be speaking about and signing Among the Janeites tomorrow night – Tuesday, October 15, at 7 pm – on the Main Stage of the Lantern...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 14, 2013

Thanks, Ottawa!

I had a delightful time this weekend speaking to the Jane Austen Society of North America's Ottawa branch. Our lively discussion touched...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 8, 2013

Ottawa adventure

I’ll be in Ottawa this coming Sunday, October 6, speaking about and signing Among the Janeites for the Ottawa-Ontario branch of the Jane...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 3, 2013

Home again, and happy

I listened to eminent scholars offer fascinating new perspectives on Darcy and Elizabeth, added a coffee mug adorned with a Mary Crawford...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 30, 2013