Deborah Yaffe (born 1965) is the author of two books, most recently and prominently the book ''Among the Janeites: A Journey through the World of Jane Austen Fandom '' (
Houghton Mifflin
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Mariner, 2013). The book describes Yaffe's lifelong love of
Jane Austen, as well as the lives and ideas of many other Jane Austen fans or "
Janeites." Yaffe's book has been featured in ''
The New York Times
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'', the ''
New York Post
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'', ''
The Christian Science Monitor
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'', and ''O! Magazine'',
among others. Yaffe has been a reporter in
New York and
California
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and is also the author of ''Other People's Children: The Battle for Justice and Equality in New Jersey Schools.''
References
External links
*http://www.deborahyaffe.com
Jane Austen
1965 births
Living people
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
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