Deborah YaffeJul 5, 2017Austen laurelsD-Day for Janeites – aka July 18, the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s untimely death – is approaching quickly, and a number of UK outlets...
Deborah YaffeMar 26, 2017Jane Austen, trumpedFor an American, a British spouse confers certain advantages. Your tea will always be expertly brewed. Your friends will find the accent...
Deborah YaffeNov 28, 2016The Austen Catch-Up Project: Marrying Mr. DarcyIn Jane Austen’s novels, the quest for a suitable marriage partner is serious business. By law, Regency women surrendered most of their...
Deborah YaffeMar 23, 2016Color to winWhen I was ten years old, or thereabouts, I won a coloring contest sponsored by the local bus company. Since my artistic ability was –...
Deborah YaffeMay 24, 2015If your Mr. Right is Mr. DarcyWas Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy always seen as the quintessential romantic icon, even in that misty prehistoric time known as B.C. (Before...
Deborah YaffeDec 22, 2014It's in the cardsJust in time for Christmas, I’ve become aware of the existence of not one but two new-ish (less than two years old) Jane Austen-related...
Deborah YaffeApr 9, 2014Win big by reading Jane AustenShe’s a brilliant prose stylist, a peerless satirist, the creator of indelible characters. Yeah, yeah, but it turns out that the real...
Deborah YaffeDec 9, 2013Janeite game-playingJane Austen games are breaking out all over. The creators of Ever, Jane, a new massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG)...
Deborah YaffeDec 5, 2013Married to Mr. Darcy?On-line quizzes claiming to align your personality with that of a literary character are hardly a new phenomenon. (For example, click...
Deborah YaffeNov 11, 2013Gaming Jane AustenI’m not a video gamer. While I love games – I have fond childhood memories of cutthroat family Monopoly matches and drawn-out Boggle...
