Woof-Fear-Rink-Kites

The Irish Emigrant Online reports an event recently organised by the Alloy Theater Company (currently playing William Luce's Brontë. A Portrait of Charlotte).

Supporters of the Alloy Theater Company were recently hosted at a cocktail reception to celebrate the upcoming production of Brontë: A Portrait of Charlotte, directed by Timothy Douglas and starring Irish-born actress Maxine Linehan.
The intimate gathering took place at the chic, Upper East-Side restaurant Desmonds, home of acclaimed chef and restaurateur David Hart, who prepared a spectacular menu for the guests. On the night, Ms. Linehan treated all present to a reading of one of Charlotte Brontë’s many letters.

Crikey's Lit-icism has a guest post by January Jones (apparently not the actress of the same name) on adaptations ruining the originals:

Reading these adaptations of the Jane Eyre narrative has caused me to reconsider, and consequently, dislike the original. Just as reading Rebecca after Wide Sargasso Sea left me unconvinced by Maxim’s explanation that he murdered his late wife because of her sexually deviant behaviour. Despite this, I can’t help wondering whether such a reaction is fair to the original work, which in this case is ultimately a work of its times. Or has reading the later works encouraged me to view the original more critically? Either way Jane Eyre will never be the same loved story from my youth, I just haven’t decided if this is a good thing. 

Now for something fun. Here's an example of one of Wired's Geekmom's Puzzles of the Week:

EXAMPLE:
Using the clues, find the name of the the famous novel:
The sound a dog makes
The only thing to be afraid of
Where skaters skate
Flown on strings
EXAMPLE SOLUTION:
Woof
Fear
Rink
Kites
So you would need to send us the solution: Wuthering Heights. (Sophie Brown)

Read'n'Dream writes in French about Jane Eyre and Book Rhapsody comments on it being April's book of the month at a book club while Tiptoe Through, Lost in Translation, Yo Soy Kaplan (in Spanish) and Livros e outras felicidades (in Portuguese) post about the 2011 adaptation. My Reading Rainbow writes about Wuthering Heights. Elinor, Elizabeth, and Emma counts Charlotte Brontë among her favourite authors.

Finally, an alert from Kannapolis, North Carolina:

Kannapolis Classics Book Club — Do you love the classics? Want to catch up on the classic books you missed in high school and college? Then we have the book club for you. The Kannapolis Classics Book Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come. The May book is “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. Tuesday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. (Salisbury Post)