Deborah YaffeApr 8, 2021All the JanesJaneites have a curious affinity for images of Our Author – even though, as I’ve noted before, we’ll never really know what she looked...
Deborah YaffeDec 14, 2020Radical dish-drying, Austen styleHow radical was Jane Austen? It's a topic of continuing debate: She’s been embraced as an icon of both traditional family values and...
Deborah YaffeNov 30, 2020In the 'hoodThe last of the Thanksgiving leftovers have been consumed. Wreaths and tinsel are filling the stores. It must be time to shop for holiday...
Deborah YaffeNov 12, 2020Another chance at completionLess than a year ago, a rich person with excellent taste snapped up a complete set of Jane Austen first editions at a New York auction....
Deborah YaffeOct 1, 2020Breaking news!Mark your calendars, Janeites! The day we’ve barely dared to imagine in our most fervid fantasies is nearly here! On October 28, we’ll...
Deborah YaffeSep 10, 2020Beautiful books, glamorous provenanceWhen valuable editions of Jane Austen’s novels come up for auction, the selling point is usually something about the books themselves:...
Deborah YaffeAug 3, 2020Masked and AustentatiousThe proliferation of face masks in every conceivable style, color, fabric, and design is either an encouraging sign of inexhaustible...
Deborah YaffeFeb 27, 2020Completist completesApparently, I’m not the only Jane Austen completist out there. Last week, as blog readers will recall, the New York auction house Swann...
Deborah YaffeFeb 13, 2020The price of perfectionI was born with a completist gene. I like to finish things up – books, TV series, leftovers. I like to own full sets of things. I abhor...