Deborah YaffeMay 9, 2022Back to the beachMay already! Practically swimsuit season – and thus a perfect time to check out the latest news about the two beachiest Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeJan 27, 2022SandiCon no moreThey could not be defeated by a host of implacable foes: mediocre reviews, low viewership numbers, bottom-line-driven corporate...
Deborah YaffeDec 13, 2021Never heard of himIn George Orwell’s 1984, the dictatorial regime ruling Oceania requires its minions to drop documentation of inconvenient historical...
Deborah YaffeMay 10, 2021Be careful what you wish forThe #Sisterhood, it seemed, had won. For more than a year, the online fandom known as the #SanditonSisterhood has lobbied tirelessly for...
Deborah YaffeMar 15, 2021Sanditon fans build a second seasonIt’s been more than a year since the producers of Sanditon announced that the show, a TV mini-series based on the novel Jane Austen left...
Deborah YaffeJan 28, 2021Coming attractions?Surely the universe owes us a better year than the last. And for Janeites who enjoy screen adaptations of their favorite author, the...
Deborah YaffeOct 11, 2020Even sandierSanditon, the much-hyped TV adaptation of the novel Jane Austen left unfinished at her death, is probably not getting a second season,...
Deborah YaffeSep 20, 2020I scream, you scream. . . We Janeites love our Jane Austen movies. Can’t get enough of ‘em! Want more! And more! Or so you’d conclude from recent news: * Plans for...
Deborah YaffeJun 28, 2020Sanditon reprieve?The past six months have been no walk on the beach for passionate fans of the TV adaptation of Sanditon, the novel Jane Austen left...
Deborah YaffeApr 5, 2020Sisterhood is powerfulI was not enthusiastic about Sanditon, the ITV/PBS series based on the novel Jane Austen left unfinished at her death. Although the show,...
