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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
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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 23, 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 20, 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 13, 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 7, 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 2, 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 29, 2013
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