Deborah YaffeNov 3, 2014Janeite fun with technologyNo money for a tour of Jane Austen sites in England? Worry not: a diligent Janeite named LuciaM has painstakingly created a Google Earth...
Deborah YaffeOct 30, 2014Trekkies in bonnetsAre Janeites just Trekkies in bonnets? We Austen fans are used to the Trekkie comparison, which often serves as a shorthand way to...
Deborah YaffeOct 27, 2014Oh, those dear little womenAlexander McCall Smith, I’m told, is a delightful writer. But you wouldn’t know it from his rambling, unfocused and kind of dumb piece...
Deborah YaffeOct 23, 2014Death comes to PBSJust because I didn't much like Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James' 2011 murder-mystery sequel to Pride and Prejudice -- and, like so...
Deborah YaffeOct 20, 2014Must stop can't stopI really should stop. Don’t torture myself, right? Just surrender my Jane Austen Critical Faculties license, turn in my Janeite Purist...
Deborah YaffeOct 16, 2014Editing for Austen geeksWhen you’re an Austen geek, you’re an Austen geek. One of my favorite breakout sessions from the just-concluded Jane Austen Society of...
Deborah YaffeOct 13, 2014What I heard at the AGMI’m back home after four whirlwind days at the Jane Austen Society of North America’s Annual General Meeting – held this year in Montreal...
Deborah YaffeOct 9, 2014Montreal ahoy!By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Montreal, for this year’s JASNA AGM. Although I’ve attended the last five AGMs (plus two...
Deborah YaffeOct 6, 2014Austen in profileThe other day, I ran across this attractive Austen-themed craft idea, and it got me thinking about that silhouette. Now owned by the...