Deborah YaffeMar 15, 2021Sanditon fans build a second seasonIt’s been more than a year since the producers of Sanditon announced that the show, a TV mini-series based on the novel Jane Austen left...
Deborah YaffeJan 28, 2021Coming attractions?Surely the universe owes us a better year than the last. And for Janeites who enjoy screen adaptations of their favorite author, the...
Deborah YaffeDec 31, 2020Goodbye at last, 2020A year ago, I confidently predicted a 2020 filled with the usual array of Austen events: “Teas, balls, fairs, festivals, conferences,...
Deborah YaffeOct 12, 2020Even sandierSanditon, the much-hyped TV adaptation of the novel Jane Austen left unfinished at her death, is probably not getting a second season,...
Deborah YaffeSep 21, 2020I scream, you scream. . . We Janeites love our Jane Austen movies. Can’t get enough of ‘em! Want more! And more! Or so you’d conclude from recent news: * Plans for...
Deborah YaffeJun 29, 2020Sanditon reprieve?The past six months have been no walk on the beach for passionate fans of the TV adaptation of Sanditon, the novel Jane Austen left...
Deborah YaffeApr 6, 2020Sisterhood is powerfulI was not enthusiastic about Sanditon, the ITV/PBS series based on the novel Jane Austen left unfinished at her death. Although the show,...
Deborah YaffeDec 16, 2019Sanditon farewell?Jane Austen experienced her share of literary rejection. One publisher declined even to look at the manuscript that eventually became...
Deborah YaffeNov 25, 2019Sneak previewsThe new year is shaping up as a happy one for Janeites, at least American ones, since it will usher in two new Austen adaptations – the...