Deborah YaffeOct 1, 2015Quenching that insatiable desireSometimes a headline seems to speak directly to you, as if written not by an anonymous stranger but by a friend with intimate knowledge...
Deborah YaffeSep 28, 2015On this day in 1814. . .Eighth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. For those of us fascinated by Jane Austen’s novels, it’s a source...
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 YaffeSep 21, 2015Janeite retirementOne of the many pleasures of researching Among the Janeites was the chance it gave me to meet fellow Austen fans from across the country...
Deborah YaffeSep 17, 2015Among the Janeites at the Eudora Welty LibraryMy next book talk will take place this coming Sunday, September 20, from 2-4 pm in Jackson, MS: I’ll be speaking to the Mississippi...
Deborah YaffeSep 14, 2015Teaching teens to love AustenLast week brought the news that yet another contemporary author has decided to mine Jane Austen’s works for inspiration: “Chicken House...
Deborah YaffeSep 10, 2015Books to flee byIn 1951, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, Soviet spies burrowed deep into the British Foreign Office, realized they were on the brink of...
Deborah YaffeSep 7, 2015That romantic lead-poisoning lookFor those of you waiting anxiously for the release of reality TV star Lauren Conrad’s latest fashion line – debuting! Wednesday! at New...
Deborah YaffeSep 3, 2015Jane Austen inside the linesI was a dutiful, conscientious child who entirely lacked artistic ability. As such, I was rather a fan of the coloring book, which...