We’re back and this season we are discussing stage, film, and comic adaptations! This week, we’re talking about literary biopics, Brontë vibes, and comics, with artists Kaley Bales and Glynnis Fawkes. Bales is the illustrator for our book, Why She Wrote, and Glynnis is the writer/illustrator of Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre.
This week, we’ve invited L.M. Montgomery scholar Dr. Trinna Frever back to break down regionalism for us. We start with L.M. Montgomery and The Blue Castle and work our way towards a discussion about Zora Neale Hurston, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Willa Cather and what they all have in common. We also discuss James Thurber, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Wordsworth, Washington Irving Louisa May Alcott, Margaret Fuller, Ernest Hemingway, and Alice Carey, which might be a record for us in terms of names ...
Hannah returns to breakdown the final chapters of The Blue Castle! Dr. Sarah Mesle shares her takeaways from the book, and we talk about sex, women’s health, Henry David Thoreau vs. John Foster vs. Susan Fenimore Cooper, and read some listener comments. It’s an action-packed episode.
This week, we are talking about soooo many women writers in relation to L.M. Montgomery including Christina Rossetti, Pauline Johnson, Charlotte Brontë, and Jane Austen (again). Dr. Amber Pouliot joins us in the co-host chair to discuss chapters 16-30 of The Blue Castle, Goblin Market, and sex. We also interview Dr. Brenton Dickieson, host of The Maud Cast, about L.M. Montgomery, John Foster, and Bluebeard. You can find The Maud Cast wherever you get your podcasts, or on Twitter @LMMIMaudCast.
We’re kicking off season 5 with a read-along of The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery. This week, we have not one, but two doctors in the house! Eleanor Rust joins us as co-host to discuss chapters 1-15, and Dr. Kate Scarth from the L.M. Montgomery Institute returns to talk about pairing L.M. Montgomery with Jane Austen. We also read some insightful listener comments about The Blue Castle, and discuss Isabella Valancy Crawford.
This week, we discuss YOUR favorite reads of 2020, and talk to Bea Koch about her book Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of The Regency. Stick around to the end for a very special announcement! And warning - this episode may contain a bit of adult language.
This week, we’re talking about the parallel lives of African American writers Pauline Hopkins and Dorothy West, and our hopes for a sexy Harlem Renaissance mini-series. Our guest, Professor Cherene Sherrard-Johnson, is the President of the Pauline Hopkins Society and the author of Dorothy West’s Paradise: A Biography of Class and Color.
This week, we’re going back to 1854 to compare and contrast the diaries of African American activist, educator, and writer Charlotte Forten and Louisa May Alcott. These two have so much in common, and we found their journals and letters highly relatable and excellent reads.
This week, we’re bringing you another literary detective story. We’re talking to OSU Professor Elizabeth Renker and Special Collections Curator Jolie Braun about their work to uncover the life and work of American poet Sarah Piatt. If you’re an Emily Dickinson fan, check this one out!
This week, we’re talking about rare books, forgeries, and biblio curiosities with Patrick Olson, proprietor of Olson Rare Books. We also discuss Phillis Wheatley’s legacy and the new book of poetry by Honoree´ Fanonne Jeffers entitled The Age of Phillis. Find Pat online at www.olsonrarebooks.com
Academic Lydia Craig returns to the show to tell us all about her quest to piece together the life of Sarah E. Farro, the lost 19th century African American novelist. Spoilers ahead, as we discuss Farro’s book True Love: A Story of English Domestic Romance.
This week, we are going back to the Lake District to revisit Dorothy Wordsworth. We discuss her partnership with William, relationship with nature, and dive into some of our favorite journal entries with Dr. Jo Taylor.
This week, we’re chatting with the hilarious poet and academic Rachel Feder about Mary Shelley, Mathilda, and whether or not Percy would have been a contender on reality tv. Warning - this is a deep dive into Mathilda, so there are spoilers.
This week, we’re discussing The Woman of Colour: A Tale by Anonymous with Professor Kerry Sinanan. This unique 18th century text features a Black heiress in Regency England and draws comparisons to the film Belle. We talk about why it would make a great adaptation and revisit some thoughts from our Mansfield Park series.
We’re back! And this week, we’re discussing issues surrounding diversity and inclusion within the Austen community with our guests Nandita Shenoy (actress and playwright), Nikki Payne (reformed academic and JAFF writer), and Bianca Hernandez (JASNA regional coordinator).
This week, we’re comparing and contrasting Agnes Grey to Louisa May Alcott’s Behind a Mask. We’re also bringing you some highlights from Dr. Amber Pouliot’s B@D Live talk about Victorian Governess Life. You can get into contact with Amber via twitter @AmberTPouliot.
We’re celebrating Anne Brontë’s bicentenary by reading her first novel Agnes Grey. This week, we’re covering chapters 16-25 and chatting with Sharon Wright, author of The Mother of the Brontës: When Maria met Patrick. Find Sharon online at Sharon-Wright-Agency.co.uk.
We’re celebrating Anne Brontë’s bicentenary by reading her first novel Agnes Grey. This week, we’re covering chapters 9-16, and chatting with Finola Austin, author of Brontë’s Mistress. Find Finola online at FinolaAustin.com
We’re celebrating Anne Brontë’s bicentenary by reading her first novel Agnes Grey. This week, we’re covering chapters 1-8, and chatting with Adelle Hay, author of Anne Brontë Reimagined.
This week, we’re going on a literary graveyard tour with Roberta Wedge from The Mary Wollstonecraft Society. Plus, Ashley Olson, Executive Director of The National Willa Cather Center, gives us a crash course in all things Cather and we discuss some exciting plans for the future.
This week, you’ll hear audio from Hannah’s trip to Chawton House where she spoke to Executive Director Katie Childs and went on a tour of the Man Up! exhibition led by curator Clio O’Sullivan. You find the entire exhibition online at https://chawtonhouse.org/the-library/library-collections/man-up-online-exhibition/introduction/
This week, we’re taking you back to the Lake District to visit Wordsworth Grasmere, home of Dorothy and William Wordsworth. Thanks so much to Assistant Curator Poppy Garrett for busting out the white gloves and taking us behind the scenes to show us paintings, journals and camel phlegm.
This week, we’re going on a roadtrip to Holdsworth House in Halifax to learn about diarist Elizabeth Wadsworth. Then, we’re going down the road to visit Shibden Hall, the home of Anne Lister.
We’re back! This week, we’re talking you through The Alpine Path by L.M. Montgomery. This essay is full of great writing advice, childhood anecdotes, and quotes like, “I drained the cup of failure to the very dregs.” Put that on a postcard.
This week, we chat with L.M. Montgomery scholars Dr. Kate Scarth and Dr. Trinna Frever about L.M.’s critics, journals, and Prince Edward Island, before diving into their exciting project - Your LMM Story.
We continue our series on literary homes with a discussion about Newstead Abbey, home of Lord Byron, with Curator Simon Brown. We also discuss the Harriet Beecher Stowe & Lord Byron controversy. If you’re playing the HBS drinking game with us, get the bottle out.
Sadly, Hill Top was closed for the season when we visited the Lake District last November, but we were able to persuade three members of The Beatrix Potter Society to meet us for a coffee. This week, you’ll hear snippets for our fascinating conversation with Trudy, Janet, and Carol about Potter’s life, career, and what it’s like to volunteer at Hill Top.
Welcome to our brand new mini-series on Literary Tourism! This week, we take you on the road to a Lit House conference in the Lake District, our pal Dr. Amber Pouliot gives us a crash course in the history of Literary Tourism, and we talk about Charlotte Brontë through the lens of contemporary art. Follow Dr. Amber on Twitter @DrAmberTPouliot Learn more about Brantwood here: http://www.brantwood.org.uk/ Find the art of Serena Partridge here: https://www.serenapartridge.co.uk/
We’re capping off our Northanger Abbey read-along by discussing the 1986 and 2007 film adaptations of the book. Big thanks to our special guests Janine Barchas, Lydia Craig, and Helena Kelly for helping us take a deeper look at the text during this series. Definitely check out their episodes if you missed those! And another special thanks to everyone who read and watched along with us and provided excellent commentary!
We’ve finished reading Northanger Abbey! Now, we’re ready to talk about the ending, read listener comments, and do a little comparison to Mansfield Park.
