When Jane, Bella and Catherine meet in New Jersey

A couple of upcoming US alerts:

In Velva, North Dakota:

March 21, 2 p.m., Velva School and Public Library.
Velva Book Talks, "Dakota Discussions"
The program will start with the text "Jane Eyre."
The program is sponsored by the Velva School and Public Library and the North Dakota Humanities Council. Books are available at the Velva School and Public Library and participants are not required to read the book.
Call 338-2022 or send e-mail to Iris.Swedlund@sendit.nodak.edu for more information.

Sunday, April 18, 2:00 p.m.

Velva Book Talks, "Dakota Discussions"

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Velva School & Public Library

(The Minot Daily News)

And at the Rutgers University in Marlton, NJ, a talk comparing Twilight with Wuthering Heights. Next March, 23 and March 24:

Rutgers–Camden’s Cappuccino Academy:

Persephone in the Twilight Zone of Divorce: Lost Child, Underworld Queen in Stephenie Meyer’s Adaptation of Emily Brontë by Holly Blackford

March 23, 7 PM
Barnes & Noble, 200 West Route 70 in Marlton, NJ

There’s no denying the popularity of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. But readers might be enjoying the books for more than just their portrayal of teenage angst with a gothic twist.
According to Holly Blackford, an associate professor of English at Rutgers–Camden, where she researches 19th and 20th century American literature and children’s literature, the series calls upon classic literary figures and even classic mythology.
The talk will compare Twilight to Wuthering Heights and likens “Bella” to Greek mythology’s original teenager in a dark romance, Persephone. It also will give Twilight fans the opportunity to discuss the popular series with a literary scholar.

Cappuccino Academy is a monthly series of free public lectures delivered by Rutgers–Camden faculty members at Barnes & Noble. For more information, call (856) 225-6627.

March 24
At 12:20 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, located on the third floor of Armitage Hall, Holly Blackford, an associate professor of English at Rutgers-Camden, will discuss "Persephone in the Twilight Zone of Divorce: Lost Child, Underworld Queen in Stephenie Meyer's Adaption of Emily Bronte." Complimentary lunch will be provided.

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