Deborah YaffeJun 16, 2016Crafting timeToday’s edition of Jane Austen Craft Projects I Wish I Had Time For features a charming cross-stitch kit based on one of C.E. Brock’s...
Deborah YaffeMay 9, 2016Eligible: Skyline chili and marshmallow fluffIn the 1940 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, played by the great comic actress Edna May Oliver, turns...
Deborah YaffeApr 11, 2016Talking Jane Austen fanfictionMy next book-related event is scheduled for this Wednesday, April 13, in Princeton, NJ: I’ll be speaking at our lovely independent...
Deborah YaffeMar 7, 2016Getting it wrong, againIt’s time again for one of my favorite pastimes: Making Fun of the Internet – Jane Austen Edition. Today’s episode includes two entries: ...
Deborah YaffeFeb 18, 2016Charlotte's bargainIn preparation for an upcoming discussion with my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America, I just reread Pride and...
Deborah YaffeFeb 15, 2016Wedding seasonJust in case yesterday’s festivities didn’t give you enough of that Valentine’s Day spirit, Biltmore House, the palatial Asheville, N.C.,...
Deborah YaffeFeb 8, 2016Meme-ing of JaneJaneite creativity, while most obvious in the groaning shelves of fanfiction based on Austen’s novels, isn’t confined to any one medium:...
Deborah YaffeFeb 4, 2016On this day in 1813. . .Tenth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen’s letters. Today our world is awash in writers talking about their Intentions,...
Deborah YaffeJan 25, 2016Re-leash Mr. Darcy, pleaseThe life of a Jane Austen video completist is not easy. Yes, it’s true that in the service of her mission – to see and, ideally, to own...