Deborah YaffeFeb 17, 2020The big eventWe’re just days away from one of the year’s big Janeite events: Friday’s U.S. opening of the new feature film adaptation of Emma, a week...
Deborah YaffeNov 25, 2019Sneak previewsThe new year is shaping up as a happy one for Janeites, at least American ones, since it will usher in two new Austen adaptations – the...
Deborah YaffeNov 7, 2019The sound of (Austen) musicMusic plays intermittent cameo roles in Jane Austen’s novels: think of Mary Bennet delighting us long enough in Pride and Prejudice, or...
Deborah YaffeOct 14, 2019Second bananasWe Janeites may love Austen’s heroes and heroines, but it’s her secondary characters who make us laugh out loud. Fanny Dashwood’s...
Deborah YaffeSep 30, 2019Keeping up with the JaneitesI don’t speak Kardashian. I have trouble distinguishing among the K-named females of the clan, disentangling the one who married Kanye...
Deborah YaffeSep 16, 2019Pictures at an exhibitionIs Michelle Obama a Janeite? As far as I’m aware, no documentation exists to settle the question either way. But circumstantial evidence...
Deborah YaffeAug 1, 2019Greatest Hits, Part IIAs I have pointed out rather often, most recently earlier this week, the Internet is filled with quotes from filmed adaptations of Jane...
Deborah YaffeJul 29, 2019Greatest Hits, Part IThe Emmy nominations were announced recently, and all the brouhaha over Game of Thrones et al. has left me hankering to award some prizes...
Deborah YaffeMay 6, 2019Keeping up with the JamesesSome weeks, the Austen-related news tidbits that come my way are scattered and disparate, lacking any unifying theme. And then there’s...
Deborah YaffeMar 28, 2019Promising news about EmmaThe upcoming big-screen adaptation of Emma has acquired a complete cast list, and for those of us who delight in fine British character...
Deborah YaffeFeb 14, 2019The dating gameValentine’s Day, the celebration of lovers, dates back to the Middle Ages. Yet Jane Austen – often described as the mother of the romance...
Deborah YaffeJan 14, 2019Penguin of destinyLiterary critics turn up in the most unexpected places. Last November, the Maryland Zoo, in Baltimore, asked the public whether this...