Deborah YaffeAug 11, 2022Still talkingIt’s never a bad time to talk about Persuasion–really, what are you doing that’s more important?--but right now may be an especially good...
Deborah YaffeMay 14, 2020Literature in lockdownLike everyone else, the Janeite community has been battered by pandemic and lockdown, with iconic tourist sites closed and financially...
Deborah YaffeMay 4, 2020Bummer :-(When Elinor Dashwood learns (as she thinks) that the love of her life, Edward Ferrars, has finally married his longtime fiancée, she is...
Deborah YaffeOct 3, 2019Forty years and countingIt’s that time again, Janeites: The Jane Austen Society of North America is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) over the next four...
Deborah YaffeJan 1, 2018Worldwide Jane in 2018Once upon a time, Jane Austen was a British writer. But today, she’s an international phenomenon, with fan societies on at least five...
Deborah YaffeApr 17, 2017Bicentenary envyThe year 2017 brings two severe trials for American Janeites. The first is our inevitable sadness at marking the bicentenary of Jane...
Deborah YaffeJan 2, 2017A whirlwind new year for JaneitesHappy new year, Janeites! For us fans of Jane Austen, 2017 is a big year, the biggest since – well, since 2013, when we celebrated the...
Deborah YaffeOct 20, 2016JASNA, Emma, and D.C.By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Washington, D.C., to attend the Jane Austen Society of North America’s thirty-eighth...
Deborah YaffeApr 14, 2016Jane Austen Day in PhillyThe Eastern Pennsylvania Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America is, as my inbox can attest, a busy and ambitious group. Their...