A Gytrash in Haworth and other events

The Telegraph and Argus lists the highlights of the season at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

A legendary monster highlighted by Charlotte Brontë is among ‘stars’ of the winter season organised by the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
The Gytrash will be joined at special January events in Haworth by famous actor Laurence Olivier, Brontë friend Tabitha Ratcliffe and a present-day museum curator.
Charlotte referred to the Gytrash, a giant, clawed dog-like creature, in her classic novel Jane Eyre
Mapping Magic, a presentation at the West Lane Baptist Centre on January 20 from 2.30pm, will look at this creature and more in the company of Romantic and 19th-Century Literature expert Dr Simon White.
Dr White has advised Mapping Magic, an innovative online resource that allows people across the UK to contribute to an interactive map about local history and folklore.
They can ‘pin’ a snippet of text, historical photo, video, audio recording or a personal recollection. Dr White will show people how to use the resource.
The 1939 movie Wuthering Heights, which starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, will be screened at the West Lane Baptist Centre on January 8 at 1pm.
The film is billed as a teaser for a special exhibition due to open in February at the Parsonage Museum to mark the bicentenary of the original novel’s writer, Emily Brontë.
Museum guides will lead Winter Wonder, a 45-minute ‘storytelling adventure’ on the streets of Haworth, on January 13, at both 11am and 2pm.
The guides will uncover the stories and secrets of the village the Brontës would have known, and walkers will meet local characters John Brown and Tabitha Ratcliffe.
The museum will be closed during January for cleaning and conservation work but every day at noon, a member of the museum team will be in the garden to share with visitors their knowledge of the Brontë family.
Parsonage Wrapped is a special event on January 6, at 11am and 2pm, when visitors can peek behind-the-scenes.
A member of the curatorial team will guide people through the delicate and painstaking process of ‘putting the house to bed’, carrying out vital conservation and cleaning work, and updating displays and exhibitions.
There will be late-night opening until 8pm at the Parsonage on December 14 so people can explore the building after hours. Admission is free after 5pm for people providing proof of residence in BD22, BD21, BD20 or Thornton. (David Knights)

Los Angeles Times recommends 'Fantastic books for the teens, toddlers and kids in between' including

The Glass Town Game
Catherynne M. Valente
The four Brontë siblings (yes, those ones) have invented a fun childhood game to pass the time, and they are shocked when a train brings them to a slightly more dangerous version of the land they’ve created.

CNBC discusses technology and books:

Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, To Kill a Mockingbird: getting lost in the twists and turns of a great novel is a pastime enjoyed by millions the world over.
But while the plots of such timeless classics remain the same, the technology we use to buy and consume them has transformed. Today, we can read books on a range of devices, from phones and tablets to desktops and e-readers. (Anmar Frangoul)

The Boston Globe has a bookish chat with comedian Iliza Shlesinger.

BOOKS: Do you give up on books?
SHLESINGER: I don’t know if it makes me look smart or like a loser that I have this many books I’ve given up on. I have given up on Amor Towles “Rules of Civility,” Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” Paula Brackston’s “The Witch’s Daughter,” and Candice Millard’s “Destiny of the Republic.” Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends & Influence People” — I was like I get the gist of that. I’ve ordered so many books that I ran out of space on my Kindle. (Amy Sutherland)

The Washington Post looks at the background of musician and children's entertainer Baba Ras D.

His parents met at Howard University and raised their children in a house full of books. His mother, Ercell Marshall, says they exposed him to authors and intellectuals like Emily Brontë and George Washington Carver. (Perry Stein)

San Francisco Chronicle on the first time Guillermo del Toro went to the movies, with a small mistake.

Del Toro himself can remember the first movie he saw in a theater, William Wyler’s 1937 [sic] adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” which his mother took him to see when he was a small boy. That sparked a voracious passion. (Pam Grady)

Roof Beam Reader has organised a Wuthering Heights read-along for December. Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights is the number one inspired by books for the Scottish Book Trust. Editing Advantage shows her edition of Jane Eyre.