Deborah YaffeSep 11Tok prizeIn case you find yourself worried that Kids These Days just aren’t what they used to be—in other words, what we used to be—here’s some...
Deborah YaffeJul 25, 2022Cue the wine and cheeseLast spring, as blog readers will recall, the London Times announced that Persuasion was the sixth most popular book on TikTok, the...
Deborah YaffeMay 26, 2022#AustenTokIf you’ve ever wondered whether the shortening of our collective attention span spells doom for the appreciation of Jane Austen's...
Deborah YaffeSep 2, 2021Forever CherFor an actor, it must be frustrating to realize that you will be remembered almost solely for a role you played at the age of eighteen....
Deborah YaffeJun 21, 2021As if, again“Seven years I suppose are enough to change every pore of one’s skin, & every feeling of one’s mind,” Jane Austen wrote to her sister,...