top of page
Journalist and author
The Line of Thought
. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.
--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
Search
Picking favorites
When I’m asked which Jane Austen novel is my favorite—and if you write a book about Jane Austen fandom, you will be asked this question...
Deborah Yaffe
Apr 7
1
Back in the day
I still remember the first time I watched the BBC’s iconic 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . At the time, my husband and I lived...
Deborah Yaffe
Jan 30
5
New material
In case you feared running short of new Jane Austen-themed television, you can stop worrying: No fewer than three Austenian adaptations...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 21, 2024
0
Coming attraction
Apparently, I am not the only person who never tires of romcoms in which a Jane Austen fan’s romantic life starts to mirror Austen’s...
Deborah Yaffe
Sep 5, 2024
0
The luxury of time
Summer is winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze in some vacation reading. And if you prefer that your books come in beautifully...
Deborah Yaffe
Aug 26, 2024
0
Not so historical
Jane 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 Yaffe
Apr 11, 2024
4
Digging in
It’s December 25! Time for everyone’s favorite Christmas tradition: A trip to the movies, followed by a delicious dinner of steamed...
Deborah Yaffe
Dec 25, 2023
0
Second chances
July 1997. A lavish birthday party for a controversial royal paramour. Her old flame and current lover, the future king of England, rises...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 30, 2023
0
Short and sweet
Fellow novelists do not invariably appreciate Jane Austen—looking at you, Charlotte Brontë!—but it’s always a pleasure when they do. And...
Deborah Yaffe
Nov 27, 2023
0
Jane Austen speaks . . . sort of
On October 3, I conducted a Facebook Messenger chat with Jane Austen, or at least with the AI named after her--one of twenty-eight AI...
Deborah Yaffe
Oct 9, 2023
4
Represent
Representation is a hot topic in literary circles these days, as publishers reckon (late, slowly, and imperfectly) with their long...
Deborah Yaffe
Jul 3, 2023
0
Listening pleasure
It’s been a sadly long time since I strolled through the garden at Jane Austen’s House, the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Austen...
Deborah Yaffe
May 22, 2023
0
bottom of page