In a review of Sandra Newman's feminist retelling of 1984, Julia, The Telegraph mentions Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea.A formidable task, to take on a classic and remake it from a new perspe… Read More
Crime Reads explores the connection between crime fiction and poetry.Of course, there are other works with poets as sleuths. Jane Austen, a poet as well as a novelist, serves as the heroine… Read More
The BBC also reports on the campaign being carried out in order to save the Brontë birthplace in Thornton.The birthplace of the famous Brontë sisters has gone up for sale, with cam… Read More
Trinity News chats to Betsy Cornwell about her book Reader, I Murdered Him. As you can gather from that title, she's no fan of Mr Rochester.Historically, many classic texts for young adults… Read More
Animal migration is a captivating natural phenomenon where species move from one habitat to another typically in response to seasonal changes, breeding needs, or food availability. These jo… Read More
The New York Times recommends 'The Essential J.M. Coetzee':I am ever and always in love with “Foe” (1986), which, from a bare plot summary, may sound like one of many the-empire… Read More
Far Out Magazine lists 'The songs Stevie Nicks wrote inspired by the books she loved' and one of them is‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ is another of Nicks’ songs inspired by a work of… Read More
Vanity Fair features Jemima Kirke and her quest to find beauty in revisiting things.But between her pursuit for vintage wares and spending quality time with her children, she’s al… Read More
The Daily Telegraph walks the Brontë country:Walk that follows in the Bronte sisters’ footstepsIt's one thing to imagine the places from your favourite novels, it's another t… Read More
Keighley News presents the poet Simon Armitage as a Brontë enthusiast:Poet Laureate and Brontë enthusiast Simon Armitage will be among the headline acts at a leading literature fes… Read More
A new bookshop is about to open in Mason City, IA with a very special name. KIMT3 reports:Three Bells Books, described as a small and community-focused independent bookshop, is scheduled to… Read More
We love so much this synopsis of Emily on Bologna Today (Italy):Un'anziana Emily Brontë viene spinta dalla sorella Charlotte a raccontare cosa l'abbia ispirata durante la ste… Read More
We never could have guessed that Annie Murphy had a Brontë role in her past, Via Bustle:Annie Murphy has always had range. By 14, the Ottawa, Ontario native was a rising star in her pri… Read More
The Telegraph & Argus gives more details about the Soundlandscape: Wild Hauntings on the Moor audio piece commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum:The Brontë Parsonage Museu… Read More
The Journal of Music mentions some of the things that The Unthanks have done:They’ve created song cycles from Emily Brontë’s poetry on her original piano. (Hawkswell)S… Read More
A columnist from Lit Reactor on emotions and control in novels:Which brings me to emotion and control. In Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea, to name one example, the narrator tells a story that… Read More
A couple of new Bronë-related scholarly works:Composition of “Jane Eyre” and “Wide sargasso sea”Kilicheva M.RAsian Journal Of Multidimensional ResearchYear… Read More
The best film to see this week on TV, according to The Guardian, is Frances O'Connor's Emily:Pick of the weekEmilyThe romances of the Brontë sisters have fallen out of fashion lately: A… Read More
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.Chris BaraniukEvery day, Christine Jimenez-Mariani flips o… Read More
Fine Books & Collections announces future conferences:On September 9, 2023, The Brontë Society's one-day conference How beautiful the earth is still will respond to the Brontë… Read More
100 Amazing Ocean Facts
Oceans cover about 71% of the Earth’s surface.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.
The average depth of the oceans is around 12,080 feet (… Read More
ChesCo presents the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective production of Jane Eyre:“Jane Eyre has been a project four years in the making,” said PAC Co-Founder/ Producing Artisti… Read More
The Mexican Caribbean has been continuously plagued by the persistent issue of Sargassum, witnessing the arrival of massive quantities of this seaweed during the summer months for several co… Read More
The Reviews Hub and West End Best Friends review the Northampton performances of the Inspector Sands production of Wuthering Heights:One thing that you can expect from this product… Read More
In 2022, Mexican federal officials expected the arrival of 32 thousand tons of sargassum seaweed in the country. In 2023, the estimation is not clear as it’s not possible to see it on… Read More
The Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate discusses in The Sunday Times how Taylor Swift's lyrics are in the same league as the Bard. Quoting from Invisible String from Folklore:And isn’t… Read More
A brown macroalgae native to the Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea is increasingly a menace to coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico, ever since mats of the normally benef… Read More
It's International Women's Day and The Yorkshire Post looks at famous Yorkshire women.From Olympic sports champions like Sheffield-born Jessica Ennis-Hill, Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker fr… Read More
According to some, jellyfish resemble vibrant floating umbrellas. Yeah, stinging sea parasols that float. These brainless invertebrates are among the most ferocious and hardy animals on the… Read More
The Chicago Maroon reviews Wise Children's Wuthering Heights.Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights was disappointing not merely because of poor adaptation and direction but moreover becaus… Read More
The Telegraph has an article on 'Why Yorkshire is the real star of Happy Valley'.Fans began flocking to the area after the first series hit screens back in 2014, and with the third, and fina… Read More