Deborah YaffeSep 11, 2014Another brick in the wallWas it just last month that I was pointing out the folly of banging my head against the brick wall of inaccurate Austen quotation? Yes,...
Deborah YaffeAug 18, 2014Wearable booksHow often do you get the chance to celebrate books, donate to a good cause and acquire a cool T-shirt – all at once? Not often, am I...
Deborah YaffeJul 24, 2014Wha--?I love for people to find inspiration in Jane Austen. Really, I do. But from time to time, I look at something allegedly inspired by...
Deborah YaffeMay 19, 2014Secret drinking with Jane AustenThe Jane Austen Action Figure is old hat. The Jane Austen coffee mugs and fridge magnets are routine. By now, we’re even accustomed to...
Deborah YaffeApr 17, 2014Wearing JaneMaybe it’s just me, but when I clicked this link, which came to me via my “Jane Austen” Google alert, I laughed out loud: See, I read the...
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 YaffeNov 21, 2013Skin-deep Austen-loveThe Janeite Meme of the Week title goes to these elegant and hilarious Jane Austen temporary tattoos – so popular, it appears, that...
Deborah YaffeNov 7, 2013Judging books by their coversNot too long ago – OK, it was last month, but I only just noticed – New York magazine ran a feature on the runaway popularity of...
Deborah YaffeFeb 4, 2013Anniversaries and explanationsJanuary 28 marked the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice, and predictably the occasion generated a...