Deborah YaffeMar 22, 2017Weaving Austen-fabricRegular blog readers will recall that I find the very concept of “Jane Austen-inspired” smells, flavors, and visuals – as in Austen...
Deborah YaffeJan 21, 2016Five, six -- who's counting?So I’m reading along in my book of the moment -- Sisters in Law, Linda Hirshman’s interesting joint biography of Sandra Day O’Connor and...
Deborah YaffeApr 15, 2015The Austen Fiasco?Halfway to the finish line, the Austen Project is looking increasingly like the Austen Fiasco. The Austen Project, as you may recall, is...
Deborah YaffeSep 10, 2014Another brick in the wallWas it just last month that I was pointing out the folly of banging my head against the brick wall of inaccurate Austen quotation? Yes,...
Deborah YaffeApr 13, 2014Pet Jane Austen Peeve #37: Quoting Out of Context“Jane Austen said it best,” a blogger for the Christian Post asserts in a recent piece on Biblical approaches to friendship. " ‘There is...
Deborah YaffeNov 28, 2013Giving thanks for Jane AustenAs a concept, gratitude is important to Jane Austen: Elizabeth feels it for Darcy when she learns what he's done for Lydia; Sir Thomas...
Deborah YaffeSep 18, 2013Hey JanePride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s most popular novel. It’s the one that gets assigned in high school, makes the top-novels-of-all-time...
