Deborah YaffeApr 11Not so historicalJane Austen’s novels make it onto a lot of best-of lists, and I am usually happy when they do. But not last month, when both Pride and...
Deborah YaffeNov 11, 2019Riding highBy now, Jane Austen has made so many top-novel lists that it’s hard to come up with anything new to say when she makes yet another one....
Deborah YaffeFeb 25, 2019BewitchedAmong Janeites, the 2005 film of Pride and Prejudice is . . . controversial. Purists, especially those old enough to have seen an...
Deborah YaffeAug 12, 2018Lucky thirteenName the ten most important vegetables! Quick now! Does broccoli outrank kale? How about carrots vs. turnips? Yes, yes, I know they’re...
Deborah YaffeAug 30, 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 16, 2015Austen tops another listIt’s always pleasant when Jane Austen makes another greatest-novels-of-all-time list, so we Janeites can’t help but cheer that, as the...
Deborah YaffeJul 20, 2014Austen tops another listThe UK’s Independent newspaper just asked one hundred people working in the arts – writers, publishers, actors, directors – to pick their...
