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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

Deck the halls

It was Christmas in July for those of us who spend our days looking for pop-culture recognition of Jane Austen’s genius: * July 14:...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 12, 2021

On fire

Nearly two years ago, word trickled out that a same-sex update of Pride and Prejudice, set on the gay mecca of New York’s Fire Island,...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 15, 2021

The dating game

Some weeks, it’s not clear what tidbit of gossip or news deserves mention as the biggest story in Jane Austen fandom. Other weeks, a...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 12, 2021

Game over

About eight years ago, a software engineer named Judy L. Tyrer raised more than $100,000 on Kickstarter to develop a Jane Austen-themed...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 21, 2021

Puzzled

I love jigsaw puzzles. So much so that I only occasionally dare to start one, lest my addiction/obsession eat up every waking hour until...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 18, 2021

Who's in?

Three years ago, blog readers will recall, a branch of the UK’s Society of Young Publishers sponsored a Jane Austen pub quiz – i.e., a...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 20, 2020

Passing Go

In case you were wondering how high the bar for Janeite gift-giving could be set, wonder no longer: Josh Jordan, a twenty-nine-year-old...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 13, 2020

The Jane Austen Guide to Quarantine

For many of us, coronavirus quarantine has proved to be the perfect moment to reread Jane Austen. (Although, really, is there ever a bad...

Deborah Yaffe

Jun 22, 2020

To the manor born

It’s no secret that many Jane Austen screen adaptations owe their popularity in part to the appeal of their detailed period costumes and...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 23, 2020

Elizabeth Beeblebrox, anyone?

Just a few days after my uncharitable swipe at those who promulgate Austenian misinformation, a reminder of human fallibility crossed my...

Deborah Yaffe

Mar 11, 2019

Playing for keeps

Despite my near-total lack of interest in video games, I am always happy to hear of another game-creator developing an Austen-themed...

Deborah Yaffe

Apr 26, 2018

Jane Austen tidbits

Although it’s been a quiet few weeks on the Austen beat, at least compared with last year’s bicentenary frenzy, a few bits of Janeite...

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 19, 2018