Jane Austen Society of North America

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

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

Oct 19, 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

Apr 13, 2016

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

Sep 16, 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

Apr 8, 2015

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 12, 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

Oct 8, 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

Apr 27, 2014

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...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 15, 2013

Thanks, Ottawa!

I had a delightful time this weekend speaking to the Jane Austen Society of North America's Ottawa branch. Our lively discussion touched...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 7, 2013

Ottawa adventure

I’ll be in Ottawa this coming Sunday, October 6, speaking about and signing Among the Janeites for the Ottawa-Ontario branch of the Jane...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 2, 2013

Home again, and happy

I listened to eminent scholars offer fascinating new perspectives on Darcy and Elizabeth, added a coffee mug adorned with a Mary Crawford...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 29, 2013

Janeites in heaven

There is joy in Janeite-ville this week: the Annual General Meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America – the JASNA AGM – kicks...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 25, 2013