In Summer or on a Rainy Day

Observer recommends some classic retellings as summer readings:

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

After I devoured The Favorites in less than a day, I could think of little else in the following weeks, and it quickly became one of my top summer reads. A retelling of Emily Brontë’s heart-wrenching Wuthering Heights set in the dazzling yet ruthless world of competitive ice dancing, The Favorites tells a tale spanning decades of passion, ambition, revenge and resentment. Two smitten dancers ascend to the Olympics from nothing as the dirtiest parts of fame and competition test their connection. Layne Fargo sprinkles easter eggs throughout this tense and unputdownable novel—the male protagonist’s name, Heath, whose surname Rocha means “cliff” in Portuguese, is a nod to Brontë’s brooding romantic hero. (...)

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

This deliciously domestic thriller takes inspiration from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Pairing shades of nineteenth-century gothic with contemporary thrills and feminist motifs, The Wife Upstairs follows a dogwalker in Birmingham, Alabama, as she meets the recently widowed Eddie Rochester—someone who might offer Jane a chance at the kind of life she has always dreamed of. But it soon becomes clear Jane might never get her perfect ending because some secrets refuse to remain in the past. (Hudson Warm)

The Telegraph publishes a list of their readers' favourite novels: 

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Must haves: Bleak House and/or Great Expectations (with original ending). 100 Years of Solitude. Wuthering Heights. The Iliad and/or The Odyssey. ( Toby Roberts)

Nerd Daily interviews the author Stella Hayward:

The [book] that made you want to become an author: Jane Eyre

The [book] that you can’t stop thinking about: Jane Eyre – sorry I’m obsessed. I have about 600 copies of Jane Eyre. (Elise Dumpleton)

Tr!ll highlight some of the literary references in Taylor Swift's songs:

“mad woman” — The Yellow Wallpaper
Swift embraces the literary trope of “the mad woman in the attic” in this folklore title. Although it was first popularized in Jane Eyre with Bertha Mason, The Yellow Wallpaper features the narrator as the “hysterical” woman who is isolated in a room, eventually descending into instability because she is silenced and neglected. (...)
“Dear Reader” — Jane Eyre
From Midnights, “Dear Reader” features the narrator giving listeners life advice, but the more she talks, the more the advice starts to unravel.
Swift uses this title as a callback to one of the most famous lines in literature. At the end of Jane Eyre, Jane directly addresses the audience about her marriage to Mr. Rochester: “Reader, I married him.” Both in the novel and the song, the narrators break the fourth wall. (Lily Wright)

When in Manila (Philippines) recommends books for the rainy season:

Jane Eyre

This immersive and captivating book about a willful governess has captured the imagination of generations of readers. It also happens to end and begin with rain (the last lines of which might make you ugly-cry with joy). If you are a fan of this book, consider picking it up again on a rainy day.

Times Now News lists fictional characters introverts can relate to:

Jane Eyre

She is reserved, she is self-aware, but she is also fiercely independent, the kind that scares off most people out there. She knows her self-worth and doesn’t need grand gestures or loud declarations, her strength lies in her own self. (Simran Sukhnani)

What a silly way to recommend an anime. On CBR:

Another aspect of Violet Evergarden that stands out is the anime's high production value. There's so much attention to detail that the anime uses more close-ups than any other in the medium. The narrative rivals classic romance novels that sweep the reader off of their feet, and does so with flying colors. Forget Wuthering Heights, Violet Evergarden will forever reign supreme. (Alexandra Johnson)

This columnist of Noroeste (México) shares the novels that he has read in the last semester:

Cumbres Borrascosas (Alianza Editorial, 2020), la versión original Wuthering Heights, única novela de Emily Brontë, fue publicada por primera vez en 1847 en el Reino Unido, bajo el seudónimo de Ellis Bell. La historia que se cuenta, en esta obra clásica de la literatura universal, está ambientada en 1770-1800. El señor Lockwood llega a la finca Cumbres Borrascosas para conocer al señor Heathcliff, su casero, que le ha alquilado la Granja de los Tordos y se entera de la historia familiar. (Rubén Aguilar) (Translation)

The must-reads by age 30 list on India Today includes Jane Eyre. The Brussels Brontë Blog publishes a photo gallery of their recent trip to Haworth. More Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever announcements: Stratford Herald, Warwickshire World...