Deborah YaffeAug 27, 2015Austen after AfterMy philosophy of youthful reading can be summed up in three words: It’s all good. Comic books, novelizations of TV shows, futuristic...
Deborah YaffeAug 24, 2015On this day in 1805. . .Seventh in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. One of the pleasures of reading Jane Austen’s letters to her...
Deborah YaffeAug 20, 2015That sinking feeling“Jane Austen fans rejoice,” commands the Hollywood business website The Tracking Board. “Voltage Pictures is moving forward with a new...
Deborah YaffeAug 17, 2015Austen tops another listIt’s always pleasant when Jane Austen makes another greatest-novels-of-all-time list, so we Janeites can’t help but cheer that, as the...
Deborah YaffeAug 13, 2015The improvement of the estateIf you liked the inspiring story of how Sandy Lerner turned Edward Austen Knight’s decaying family pile into the beautiful and important...
Deborah YaffeAug 10, 2015Miss Price goes to WashingtonJane Austen has been a semi-regular presence in the New York Times Book Review’s weekly “By the Book” feature, in which noted authors...
Deborah YaffeAug 6, 2015Jane Austen, now with tabsGiven the ubiquity of Austen-inspired items, from tattoos to mouse pads, it’s no surprise that she’s conquered the world of paper dolls,...
Deborah YaffeAug 3, 2015DFW/JAAs far as I know, David Foster Wallace had nothing to say about Jane Austen. (Admittedly, I don’t know for sure, since I’ve never read a...
Deborah YaffeJul 30, 2015Malice and malwareThe big Jane Austen news this week: the evil, soulless folks who get their jollies – and their profits – by infecting your computer with...