Party like it's 2019
Over the last eight years, we’ve marked a plethora of Jane Austen anniversaries: the bicentennials of the publications of all six of her...
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The Line of Thought
. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.
--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
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Deborah Yaffe
- Sep 26, 2018
The best company
When you’re off to attend the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual conference, and the theme of that conference is Persuasion,...
Deborah Yaffe
- Jun 6, 2018
Inspiring Janeite PR
As a fan of not only Jane Austen but also the Jane Austen Society of North America (member since 1981), I was pleased to see JASNA pop up...
Deborah Yaffe
- Oct 19, 2016
JASNA, 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 Yaffe
- Apr 13, 2016
Jane Austen Day in Philly
The Eastern Pennsylvania Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America is, as my inbox can attest, a busy and ambitious group. Their...
Deborah Yaffe
- Sep 16, 2015
Among the Janeites at the Eudora Welty Library
My next book talk will take place this coming Sunday, September 20, from 2-4 pm in Jackson, MS: I’ll be speaking to the Mississippi...
Deborah Yaffe
- Apr 8, 2015
Go west, young Janeite
This Sunday, I’ll be speaking and signing copies of Among the Janeites in Seattle, courtesy of the Puget Sound chapter of the Jane Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
- Oct 12, 2014
What I heard at the AGM
I’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 Yaffe
- Oct 8, 2014
Montreal 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 Yaffe
- Apr 27, 2014
Janeite heaven
I spent my weekend in Janeite heaven: Saturday at “Jane Austen Day,” a delightful conference sponsored by the Eastern Pennsylvania...
Deborah Yaffe
- Nov 15, 2013
Hello, Houston!
Via Skype, I'll be attending tomorrow's meeting of the Greater Houston chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America. I'm looking...
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