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 '' (

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Mariner, 2013). The book describes Yaffe's lifelong love of

Jane Austen Jane Austen ( ; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for #List of works, her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century ...

, as well as the lives and ideas of many other Jane Austen fans or "

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s." Yaffe's book has been featured in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''O! Magazine'', among others. Yaffe has been a reporter in

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and

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and is also the author of ''Other People's Children: The Battle for Justice and Equality in New Jersey Schools.''

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