Deborah YaffeOct 31, 2022Scary monstersHappy Halloween, Janeites! Although Austen wrote no scenes of trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving, or gorging on candy corn, she certainly...
Deborah YaffeDec 24, 2018'Twas the night before ChristmasTomorrow is Christmas, the day on which a larger-than-life personage employing semi-equine transport suddenly appears in our homes,...
Deborah YaffeAug 21, 2016Rosenbach reading groupDiscussing Jane Austen with fellow fans is one of the delights of Janeite life. If I lived closer to Philly, I would definitely have...
Deborah YaffeJun 1, 2016Who you callin' unpublished?So I’ve finally seen Whit Stillman’s Love and Friendship, the much-heralded film adaptation of Lady Susan. (I enjoyed it, if perhaps not...
Deborah YaffeMay 11, 2016Finishing the already finishedExcited as I am to see Love and Friendship, Whit Stillman’s new film adaptation of Lady Susan, I’ve been more than a little skeptical of...
Deborah YaffeMar 27, 2016The end of a dry spell?We fans of Jane Austen movie adaptations have had kind of a dry spell for the last few years. We’ve watched poor Sally Hawkins gallop...
Deborah YaffeFeb 5, 2015Whit tries JaneBest Jane Austen news of the week (at least potentially): Shooting is about to start on director Whit Stillman’s movie of Lady Susan,...