Deborah YaffeOct 13, 2014What I heard at the AGMI’m back home after four whirlwind days at the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Annual General Meeting – held this year in Montreal...
Deborah YaffeOct 9, 2014Montreal ahoy!By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Montreal, for this year’s JASNA AGM. Although I’ve attended the last five AGMs (plus two...
Deborah YaffeSep 25, 2014Games Janeites playIt hasn’t quite been Ten Days that Rocked the Jane Austen World, but this past week or so has brought us several memorable Janeite teapot...
Deborah YaffeSep 22, 2014Clone me, pleaseHoly scheduling conflict, Batman! Just a couple of short-ish train rides from my home, a delightful-sounding Janeite event will take...
Deborah YaffeMay 22, 2014Aux armes, citoyens!We Janeites like to think of ourselves as a community whose shared enthusiasm transcends the artificiality of mere lines on a map,...
Deborah YaffeApr 28, 2014Janeite heavenI spent my weekend in Janeite heaven: Saturday at “Jane Austen Day,” a delightful conference sponsored by the Eastern Pennsylvania...
Deborah YaffeDec 30, 2013Jane Austen's 2013For someone who’s been dead since 1817, Jane Austen had a pretty good year in 2013. She was honored with a set of UK stamps, and her...
Deborah YaffeSep 30, 2013Home again, and happyI listened to eminent scholars offer fascinating new perspectives on Darcy and Elizabeth, added a coffee mug adorned with a Mary Crawford...
Deborah YaffeSep 26, 2013Janeites in heavenThere is joy in Janeite-ville this week: the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America – the JASNA AGM – kicks...