Meet Sarah, Erin and Patricia

Alerts for today, October 26 and tomorrow, October 27:

1. In Sheffield, UK, a talk by Sarah Freeman, author of Brontë in Love:

Off the Shelf. Festival of Reading and Writing

Meet the Author Sarah Freeman
Tue 26 October 2010 @ 2pm
Crystal Peaks Library
Sarah Freeman will be talking about her book, Brontë in Love, which explores Charlotte Brontë’s life and tells her tragic love story.

2. In Wellesley, MA, Erin Blakemore presents her book The Heroine's Bookshelf:

Erin Blakemore, author of “The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder,” will be at Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central St., on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. for a presentation and book signing.
“Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder” is a testament to inspirational women throughout literature. Her exploration of classic heroines and their equally admirable authors shows today’s women how to best tap into their inner strengths and live life with intelligence, grace, vitality and aplomb. This collection of unforgettable characters includes Anne Shirley, Jo March, Scarlett O’Hara and Jane Eyre, and authors Jane Austen, Harper Lee and Laura Ingalls Wilder. (The Wellesley Townsman)

3. In Sioux City, IA, a new chance to see Patricia Hruby Powell's one-woman-show An Evening with Jane Austen, Emily Brontë and Emily Dickinson:

Morningside College will host actress, storyteller and award-winning author Patricia Hruby Powell for "An Evening with Jane Austen, Emily Brontë and Emily Dickinson" at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26 in the UPS Auditorium in Lincoln Center, 3627 Peters Ave. This event is free and open to the public.
Powell describes these three writers as women who dared to break the male monopoly on literary greatness in the 19th century. She portrays them largely using their own words - either things they wrote or were reported to have said.
Powell is visiting the college as part of the Dr. R. Franklin Terry Women's Studies Lecture and Faculty Development Series. This series is named for Dr. R. Franklin Terry, who joined the Morningside faculty in 1967 and served the college for 25 years. (Sioux City Journal)

Categories: Talks, Theatre