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Nov 7, 2019

The sound of (Austen) music

Music plays intermittent cameo roles in Jane Austen’s novels: think of Mary Bennet delighting us long enough in Pride and Prejudice, or...

Deborah Yaffe

Dec 30, 2013

Jane Austen's 2013

For someone who’s been dead since 1817, Jane Austen had a pretty good year in 2013. She was honored with a set of UK stamps, and her...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 9, 2013

Austenland: Just plain bad

Shannon Hale’s Austenland is not a great work of literature: it’s a mildly entertaining beach read with a cute romantic denouement. The...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 5, 2013

Waiting for Austenland

Austenland, the new movie based on Shannon Hale's novel about a Colin Firth-obsessed woman vacationing at a Regency theme park, won't...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 29, 2013

Sharpening my sword

The Dallas Morning News' film critic, Chris Vognar, talked with me for a column he's just published on Austen fervor and the new movie of...

Among the Janeites -- available August 6

Deborah Yaffe

May 2, 2013

Among the Janeites -- available August 6

The release date for Among the Janeites has been moved up about a month, to August 6 – we’re hoping to catch a bit of the publicity wave...

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