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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

PopSugar has selected the '10 Must-Read New Thriller and Mystery Books Coming Out This January', which include
2 The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Rachel Hawkins's The Wife Upstairs updates Jane Eyre for modern readers by bringing the tale into the 21st century. In this version, Jane is a dog walker with her own secrets who falls for the wealthy Eddie Rochester, a man who may be harboring a dark truth about his late first wife. (Sabienna Bowman)
PopSugar has also included the same book on its list of '21 of the Best New Books to Grace Shelves in January 2021'.
7 The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Jane Eyre gets a 21st Century update in The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. In this reimagining, Jane is a dog walker who falls in love with the broody and incredibly wealthy Eddie Rochester. The only trouble is Eddie's first wife died under mysterious circumstances, and no matter how hard Jane tries, she can't seem to escape the woman's shadow. (Sabienna Bowman)
More selections as Book Riot recommends '6 of the Best Books to Read While Waiting for Season 2 of Russian Doll'. Strangely, one of them is
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Even this 19th century gothic romance can relate. It’s a feminist’s manifesto, one that might not be obvious to modern audiences, but shocking nonetheless for its time. In fact, Charlotte Brontë, the more famous and (apparently) more respectable Brontë, tried to erase this one from history, preventing its republication in England until 1854.
Today, the classic is widely available, though lesser known than Charlotte’s Jane Eyre. The book’s main character, Mrs. Helen Graham, runs away from her brute of a husband to Wildfell Hall, where she supports herself by painting. The husband’s such a bad actor that his fellow drinking friends turn on him in the end, something Nadia would do well to pay attention to. (L.L. Wohlwend)
There's also a list of poetry books on Book Riot which includes the following:
A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, edited by Jane McMorland Hunter
If you’re new to poetry, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year is a great place to start. Jane McMorland Hunter has organized a broad assortment of poetry, featuring artists like Robert Frost, Emily Brontë, Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson. This collection has something for everyone. (Jamie Orsini)
And here's our fist sighting of Valentine's Day 2021: a quiz on Good Housekeeping.
On what day do young Catherine and Hareton plan to be married in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights? [Answer: New Year's Day] (Naomi Gordon)
Here's how Perez Hilton describes yesterday's speech by Donald Trump:
He came on TV and addressed the nation from his teleprompter, sounding it out like a sixth grader being forced to read Wuthering Heights 

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