Deborah YaffeSep 14, 2015Teaching teens to love AustenLast week brought the news that yet another contemporary author has decided to mine Jane Austen’s works for inspiration: “Chicken House...
Deborah YaffeSep 3, 2015Jane Austen inside the linesI was a dutiful, conscientious child who entirely lacked artistic ability. As such, I was rather a fan of the coloring book, which...
Deborah YaffeAug 31, 2015The women we love (or love to hate)Another day, another artificially constructed list of literary favorites on which Jane Austen ranks high. Today’s entry is the “Top 15 of...
Deborah YaffeAug 27, 2015Austen after AfterMy philosophy of youthful reading can be summed up in three words: It’s all good. Comic books, novelizations of TV shows, futuristic...
Deborah YaffeJul 23, 2015Gone fishin'I interrupt this week’s blogging to take a short vacation. Luckily, Jane Austen – in the person of Elizabeth Bennet -- had something to...
Deborah YaffeJul 2, 2015Online Austen and our Internet selvesIt’s been more than two years since we fans bid a sad farewell to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, the delightful web series that recast Pride...
Deborah YaffeApr 30, 2015Mr. Darcy revealed! (Or not)Another day, another Mr. Darcy. Over the years, various ambitious authors and breathless journalists have informed us of their amazing...
Deborah YaffeApr 16, 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 YaffeApr 6, 2015Calling all Austen nerdsGiven the attention lavished on filmed Jane Austen adaptations in the past twenty years, it was probably inevitable that, amid this...