Eyresses in New York

1. The Eyresses project has a couple of events for the following days:

March 11 and March 14

Madmen on the moors! Madwomen in the attic! A young woman in search of equality, dignity, and love! Do you love Jane Eyre? Of course you do! On the weekend that a new film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel opens, join the writers and editors of Eyresses: The Zine for Jane Eyre Enthusiasts as we pay homage to one of literature’s most enduring heroines.

In addition to Jane Eyre trivia (with prizes!) and dramatic readings of the text itself, you’ll hear from Eyresses contributors:

FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 11, 7 pm, AT WORD (126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn NY):

Sarah Bunting (Tomato Nation) on Hollywood hiring pretty people to portray plain Jane
Zachary Lipez (Please Take Me Off the Guest List) and Jayson Green mount A Defense of Rochester
Jeanne Vaccaro (Feminist Review) on Adrienne Rich, girl-on-girl literature, and reading while feminist
Mikki Halpin (Chick Lib) on Jane Eyre as post-apocalyptic science fiction
Melissa Febos (Whip Smart) reading from The Jane Eyre Community Cookbook
Sherri Erwin, author of Jane Slayre, will read from her bloodcurdling horror retelling of the story.
Free Jane Eyre cookies!! Also: A QUIZ THAT WILL REVEAL THINGS ABOUT YOUR INNER SOUL. AS IT RELATES TO JANE EYRE.

MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 14, 7pm, AT HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE CAFE(126 Crosby Street, NY NY):

Kate Harding (Screw Inner Beauty) on “My Wretchedly Defective Nature: A Fragmentary Meditation om Helen Burns, ADD, and a Bunch of Shit I’m Not Quite Over Yet,”
Mike Albo (The Underminer) unpacks “That’s So Jane,”
Melissa Febos (Whip Smart) reads from “The Jane Eyre Community Cookbook,”
Zachary Lipez (Please Take Me Off the Guest List) on “Defending Rochester,”
Anna Copa Cabanna will perform her new song “Jane Eyre,”
Marisa Meltzer (Girl Power) on “The Ardor in the Arbor,”
Jeanne Vaccaro (Feminist Review) on “the Mad Woman in the Attic.”
PLUS: A DRAMATIC READING BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS

2. A talk in Watlington, Oxfordshire:

Novelist and cultural commentator Celia Brayfield is giving an illustrated talk on romantic heroes in literature entitled From Heathcliff To Dr Who in aid of the Friends of Watlington Library next Friday, March 11.

The talk will be held at Watlington Town Hall at 7.30pm for 8pm. Tickets are £6 and are available from Watlington Library and post office. (Henley Standard)

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