Absolutely Unputdownable

An interview with the screenwriter and novelist Andrew Davies in The Sunday Times ends with the following intriguing comment:

Are there any novels he hasn’t adapted yet that he would like to havea go at? 

"Honestly I don’t think so any more. Actually,” he says, brightening at the sudden thought, “I’d love to do Villette ..."

Brace yourself, Charlotte Brontë. Davies is coming for you. (Hadley Freeman)

CBR lists the best scenes in both Mike Flanagan's Haunting series (The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor):

Viola, stuck in her bedroom, mirrors her spirit stuck in the trunk of clothes that she fought so hard to save for her daughter. Her character and the feeling of claustrophobia seem to be a kind of homage to a classic gothic character, Bertha Mason from the Charlotte Brontë novel Jane Eyre. Like Bertha, Viola is violent and consuming, warped into something else entirely because of what was done to her. She exemplifies the Inconvenient Wife trope perfectly. (Vera W.)

Her Campus looks into Halloween reads:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Set in the dangerous moors of England, Wuthering Heights tells the story of Heathcliff, a severe man who falls desperately in love with Catherine. The characters passion for one another transcends natural boundaries and captivates the reader from the first page. The dark and eerie elements of Wuthering Heights, such as obsession and revenge, make this classic a perfect October read.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Not only is Jane Eyre full of haunting settings and secretive characters, it tells the story of Jane’s development from an abused young girl into a strong and confident woman. Jane Eyre’s life is not an easy one, and she must navigate through many different hardships and complicated feelings to find herself. The complex characters, creepy backdrops, and emotional story all make Jane Eyre absolutely unputdownable. (Marissa Gray)

CNN on the sequels of novels:

Milton’s 17th-century epic poem “Paradise Lost,” which narrates the Old Testament from Satan’s perspective, is the first and arguably the best example of this genre, which also includes novels such as Jean Rhys’ 1966 “Wide Sargasso Sea,” a retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” from the perspective of Bertha, the “madwoman in the attic,” and John Gardner’s “Grendel.” (Laura Beers)

Pop Horror interviews the author Ash Hartwell:

Don Smith: Your book has a Henry James vibe to it, what writers do you enjoy or that inspire you?

A.H:: First. Wow! Thank you.

I enjoy James, Conan-Doyle, H.G. Wells and Mary Shelley. More recent writers include, Emily St John Mandel, Neil Gaiman, Adam Neville and, of course, Stephen King. J.G. Ballard, James Herbert, and Richard Laymon have also had a great influence over my love of the genre. But I also try to read wider, Le Fanu, Austin, Brontë, and Christie have also recently appeared on my reading lists.

Another author, Jacqueline Firkins, is interviewed in Nerd Daily:

Elise Dumpleton; The one that made you want to become an author. 

J.F.: Maybe Jane Eyre. Because I encountered that book at a time when everything I was reading described the heroines as stunningly beautiful, and finally I got to read about a woman who was valued regardless of her appearance. It made me want to write stories that expanded that representation, particularly in romance, where physical attraction is so often the driving force of a story.

Skate Canada Patinage Canada covers the recent 2023 Skate Canada International:

[Piper] Gilles and [Paul] Poirier performed a moving free dance to music from “Wuthering Heights” to win their first gold of the season with a total score of 219.01. 

Il Manifesto (Italy) interviews the writer Jamaica Kincaid:

Francesca Maffioli: Prima di diventare una scrittrice lei ha studiato fotografia alla «New School for Social Research» a New York. Cosa ha rappresentato per lei la fotografia e che relazione hanno le immagini fotografiche con la sua scrittura?

J.K.: Pur non essendone completamente consapevole credo che la fotografia abbia avuto una grande influenza sulla mia scrittura. La fotografia ha a che fare con la memoria, che è anche il titolo del vostro festival, «The Future is Memory», e sì la memoria è un continuo atto di creazione. Io sono arrivata alla scrittura passando dalla fotografia ma anche grazie al cinema. Per la mia poetica è stata fondante la visione di La Jetée di Chris Marker e leggere Instantanés dello scrittore francese Alain Robbe-Grillet, che fu anche regista e sceneggiatore. Nel diventare una scrittrice, una grande influenza hanno avuto poi le mie prime letture: a sette anni mia madre mi regalò l’Oxford, dizionario di riferimento per l’inglese; presto cominciai a frequentare la biblioteca pubblica ad Antigua e all’età di undici anni passai dal reparto dei libri per bambini a quello dei libri per adulti. Come si evince nel mio Lucy, importante fu anche la lettura di Jane Eyre. (Translation)

Bao Quang Nam (Vietnam) talks about windy weather:

 Tự dưng nhớ đến một “đồi gió hú” trong văn chương nước Anh, để gọi tên cho những “miền gió hú” dọc dài miền Trung. Vùng đồng cỏ hoang dã ở Yorkshire được nữ nhà văn Emily Brontë chọn làm không gian để độc giả bước vào tiểu thuyết và bà dành những trang đầu để giúp bạn đọc hình dung về ngọn đồi Wuthering Heights (Đồi gió hú).

“Wuthering là một tính ngữ tỉnh lẻ giàu ý nghĩa, nó mô tả sự náo động của khí quyển bủa vây vị trí ngôi nhà khi trời dông bão”, nơi ở của nhân vật Heathcliff được “vẽ” bằng gió như thế, qua lối chuyển ngữ của dịch giả Dương Tường. Nhưng nữ nhà văn Emily Brontë kịp trấn an độc giả khi viết tiếp, rằng những ngọn gió náo động ấy là ngọn gió trong lành, ở trên này lúc nào cũng có, ta có thể đoán được sức gió bắc thổi vượt qua bìa đồi mạnh như thế nào thông qua độ cong oằn của những vạt cây… (Hứa Xuyên Huỳnh) (Translation)

El Correo (Spain) interviews the musician Pat Escoin:

Ramón Albertus:  ¿Qué libros tiene sobre la mesilla?

P.E.: hora mismo la biografía de Los Cramps que han editado en castellano. 'El diario de Edith' de Patricia Highsmith, 'No me acuerdo de nada' de Nora Ephron... Compré hace días una edición de segunda mano especial y antigua de 'Cumbres Borrascosas' y la estoy volviendo a leer. Suelo releer muchos libros que me gustan. (Translation)

CulturoPoing (France) discusses the new DVD release of Jörg Buttgereit's Nekromantik films. Talking about one of the extras of the DVD:

Philippe Rouyer cite également, à juste titre, la fausse cérémonie mortuaire de Belle de jour de Buñuel mais on aurait pu ajouter le plus explicite finale des Hauts de Hurlevent du même Buñuel. (Vincent Roussel) (Translation)

A contest giving away copies of Jane Eyre in Serbian in Naslovi. Seneactu (Senegal) publishes a quiz with a Brontë-related question. A screening of Emily in Bra (Italy), part of the Grand'età al Cinema initiative, in IdeaWebTv, The Cuban actress Susana Pérez shares some pictures of the shooting of Cumbres Borrascosas 1981 (a Cuban TV adaptation).

Finally a heartbreaking piece of news in Ticino Notizie (Italy) concerning a young girl who died in a tragic accident and how her classmates a year later, wrote a letter to her:

Vogliamo ricordarci in questo giorno speciale di tutte le tue passioni: il tuo amore per la musica, per la lettura (a proposito abbiamo letto Cime tempestose sapendo che è il tuo libero preferito), per le moto e anche per le cose più semplici come il tuo cappuccino con la cannella che a tua detta era sublime. (Translation)