Deborah YaffeApr 19, 2018Jane the MOOC-erJaneites tend to know quite a bit about Jane Austen: her books, her characters, her family, her life and times. But hey – there’s always...
Deborah YaffeApr 12, 2018Jane Austen: Leading girls astray since 1811?Back when I was writing Among the Janeites, I happened across two Facebook groups whose titles encapsulated a common set of attitudes...
Deborah YaffeApr 5, 2018On this day in 1809. . .Thirty-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Publishers jerk authors around. This is not exactly news,...
Deborah YaffeApr 2, 2018Down on Up LitOne of the most useful sentences Jane Austen ever wrote is surely this one: “Pictures of perfection as you know make me sick & wicked.”...
Deborah YaffeMar 19, 2018Write like Jane AustenJane Austen, writing instructor. Intimidated much? I wouid be. Although Austen gave kind and useful novel-writing advice to her...
Deborah YaffeMar 8, 2018On this day in 1814. . .Thirty-first in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Two centuries ago, Jane Austen had spent her day...
Deborah YaffeFeb 8, 2018The fifth-grade Jane AustenIs Jane Austen hard to read? “Absolutely not!” I hear you Janeites saying. “She’s a master of precise and lucid prose! Her dialogue...
Deborah YaffeFeb 1, 2018More reasons to visit ChawtonThe most beloved Austen site in England -- Jane Austen’s House Museum, aka Chawton Cottage, the Hampshire home where Austen wrote or...
Deborah YaffeJan 29, 2018On this day in 1813. . .Thirtieth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Two centuries ago, Jane Austen was brimming over with the joy...