Deborah YaffeDec 21, 2015Happy birthday to EmmaThis Wednesday – the bicentennial of the publication of Emma – also marks the kickoff of “Emma in the Snow,” a blog series hosted by...
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 YaffeDec 14, 2015Regency improvWere I to be in London tonight – which, alas, I am not – I would snap up a ticket to see Austentatious, an acting troupe that improvises...
Deborah YaffeDec 10, 2015The twelve-word AustenThis weekend, New York City Janeites will gather to celebrate The Birthday with a presentation by Jack Wang, half of the duo behind the...
Deborah YaffeDec 7, 2015Short or long, but not by AustenAs a newspaper reporter many years ago, I heard New Jersey’s then-commissioner of education give a speech featuring a self-deprecating...
Deborah YaffeDec 3, 2015Austen's living roomLooking for a good place to curl up with your battered copy of Emma, celebrating its bicentennial in two weeks? If you happen to be in...
Deborah YaffeNov 30, 2015On this day in 1814. . .Ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. We know so little of Jane Austen’s views on nearly everything that...
Deborah YaffeNov 26, 2015Pass the potatoesFor last year’s Thanksgiving Day blog, I amused myself by searching out Austen references to turkey. (As it happens, there are two – one...
Deborah YaffeNov 23, 2015A very (expensive) Jane Austen ChristmasIf you are a Janeite with no 2016 Christmas plans – and a whole wad of cash left over from this year’s gift shopping – the New York Times...