Deborah YaffeSep 26, 2016Augmented Janeite realityTumblr is a social media platform that I simply do not understand, at least not yet. Luckily, I have a teenage daughter. And she sends me...
Deborah YaffeJun 13, 2016More Austen networkingAbout fourteen months ago, as loyal readers may remember, I blogged about an online effort to launch something called the Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeMay 16, 2016Jane Austen: not a grammar nerdThe UK recently instituted a grammar and punctuation test for students in Year Six – kids aged ten or eleven, roughly equivalent to...
Deborah YaffeFeb 8, 2016Meme-ing of JaneJaneite creativity, while most obvious in the groaning shelves of fanfiction based on Austen’s novels, isn’t confined to any one medium:...
Deborah YaffeJan 21, 2016Five, six -- who's counting?So I’m reading along in my book of the moment -- Sisters in Law, Linda Hirshman’s interesting joint biography of Sandra Day O’Connor and...
Deborah YaffeDec 17, 2015Jane Austen's new careerIt’s always inspiring to hear about people who have shifted gears later in life, learning new skills or realizing old dreams. But who...
Deborah YaffeOct 29, 2015Jane-o'-lantern timeDevoted readers of Among the Janeites may recall that, even as a child, I was not much of a Halloween person. Dressing up: not my thing....
Deborah YaffeSep 24, 2015Electing LydiaIt’s not every day that Kitty and Lydia Bennet are implicitly compared to Bobby Jindal and Donald Trump. But it’s that kind of week on...
Deborah YaffeAug 31, 2015The women we love (or love to hate)Another day, another artificially constructed list of literary favorites on which Jane Austen ranks high. Today’s entry is the “Top 15 of...