Deborah YaffeAug 4, 2014Happy first birthday to Among the JaneitesA year ago this coming Wednesday, my book Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom was published. Barring a...
Deborah YaffeJul 31, 2014Awesome mom, possibly a JaneiteMost of us moms are muddling along, trying to make sure the kids eat something besides cold cereal, wear clothing that is reasonably...
Deborah YaffeJul 28, 2014Another Jane Austen movie?Today's quiz question: Which Jane Austen novel does this plot summary suggest? “Ella is touring Italy with her boyfriend, unaware that...
Deborah YaffeJul 24, 2014Wha--?I love for people to find inspiration in Jane Austen. Really, I do. But from time to time, I look at something allegedly inspired by...
Deborah YaffeJul 21, 2014Austen tops another listThe UK’s Independent newspaper just asked one hundred people working in the arts – writers, publishers, actors, directors – to pick their...
Deborah YaffeJul 17, 2014The sun of our livesTomorrow marks the 197th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, at 41, in a rented house at 8 College Street, Winchester, England....
Deborah YaffeJul 14, 2014Waxing JaneThe biggest news in the Janeite world last week was the unveiling of a new waxwork of Our Jane at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath,...
Deborah YaffeJul 10, 2014My share in the conversationThe writer and blogger Sarah Emsley is two months into “An Invitation to Mansfield Park,” her year-long series of weekly guest posts...
Deborah YaffeJul 7, 2014The scandalous playwright of MansfieldAn informative and interesting recent post on the British Library’s European Studies blog talked about August von Kotzebue, a late...