Literary Lionesses

Kamila Shamsie lists her 'favorite books inspired by literary classics' in The Week :

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
I admit it: I've never cared for Jane Eyre. But when I read Rhys' novel about "the madwoman in the attic" — whom Charlotte Brontë uses only as a plot device — I came to be deeply grateful to Jane Eyre for having provoked such a powerful response.

The New Zealand Listener reviews  A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield’s Wellington 1888-1903, by Redmer Yska:

The Karori schoolgirl in question, Katherine Mansfield, has nevertheless occupied the lives of readers, scholars and historians the world over like few other writers. As O’Sullivan says, she’s not just a world-renowned New Zealand writer but one with the enduring mystique and allure of Emily Dickinson and Emily Brontë, among a very select band of literary lionesses. (Jane Clifton)

All Edinburgh Theatre reviews Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey as seen in the Edinburgh Fringe:

[Marion] Geoffray, as sole actor, speaks mostly in French for the first part of the play, describing her dreams of England while growing up. References are made to Prince Harry, the Spice Girls, and Jane Eyre. Geoffray’s use of a large storage box for multiple functions—a seat on a train, a tea table, a sort of podium–in order to tell the story from one location and with little other set design, is inventive and adds a feeling of whimsical fun. (Thom Dibdin)

RadioTimes quotes Jenna Coleman on the second season of ITV's Victoria:

“It’s more mapping out their romantic youthfulness against the political backdrop. We talk about it not being too happy, as that would get stale. They’re a great love story – it’s like Antony and Cleopatra, Heathcliff and Cathy. It’s passionate and volatile – they’re such different beings.” (John Naughton)

Tullahoma News interviews the writer Jess Russell:

Favorite childhood books include well-known works from authors Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë.
“My favorite books of my girlhood were ‘Jane Eyre,’ ‘Wuthering Heights,’ ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ and, of course, ‘Pride and Prejudice,’” she said. “All period romances. I think the time frame being other than my own augmented the romance for me. Different clothes, different rules of life. Perhaps a more chivalrous time?” (Kali Bradford)

Another interview with a writer: Martha Rodriguez on Awesome Gang:

What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a kid I loved books by Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, and I love the old classics like Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Walter Farley’s Black Stallion series, and Jack London’s novels. Because I’ve always read constantly, it’s hard to say which books have influenced me the most.

Digi24 (Romania) on literary pseudonyms:

Scriitorii, artiştii şi în general creatorii care nu vor să fie cunoscuţi după numele lor din acte recurg la pseudonime, adică la nume de împrumut, care ajung să fie mai cunoscute decât cele din certificatele de naştere. Am amintit deja despre George Sand, în spatele căreia se ascundea Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin. Iată încă un exemplu: Currer Bell. Şi în acest caz, la fel ca la George Sand, bănuiala neavizaţilor ar merge spre o identitate masculină, spre un scriitor. De fapt, Currer Bell este pseudonimul scriitoarei Charlotte Brontë, autoarea celebrului roman Jane Eyre, care a recurs la stratagema numelui de împrumut şi a falsei identităţi pentru a putea să-şi publice romanul într-o perioadă în care prejudecăţile de sex blocau accesul femeilor la literatură, la artă şi la notorietate. (Translation)

Il Giornale d'Italia (Italy) publishes the literary pilgrimage of Carla Cace through Emily Brontë's footsteps:

Che leggere sia un modo di viaggiare, seppure “soltanto” con la mente, è un dato di fatto. Come lo è quello che vede molti viaggiatori reali mettere in valigia libri che li accompagnino lungo il loro percorso, qualunque sia la destinazione. Accade poi, a volte, che queste due interpretazioni del viaggio si uniscano. Non da oggi, infatti, il pellegrinaggio letterario è un particolarissimo tipo di percorso che vede chi vi si avventura recarsi in luoghi che hanno acquisito significato ed importanza nella sua vita per averli fatti propri dopo averli assorbiti dalle pagine di un libro. (Read more) (Cristina di Giorgi)

Loren's World lists Jane Eyre as one of the books 'you should read before your 30s';  a tough contender for Jane Eyre in the #wcofbooks: The Lord of the Rings (read in The Sunday Times). The Phantom Paragrapher reviews Paradox (The Thornfield Affair. Part 2) by Amity Cross. AnneBronte.org talks about the Brontë Birthplace in Thornton.