'You won't look at early modern drama in the same way again.' - Will Tosh Take a fresh look at William Shakespeare and the community of playwrights that influenced and shaped his enduring work. Publishing this October. #Shakespeare 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲-𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬

What a lovely way to start the day! I'm thrilled you enjoyed my book so much. The research and writing were huge labours & responses like yours mean a lot. Thank you very much! #bronte #elizabethgaskell

Heavens, I'm thrilled to be delivering this year's Brontë Society Annual Lecture in October! What an honour to be invited to follow in the footsteps of such incredible academics! bronte.org.uk/whats-on/1459/…

Happy paperback publication day to the wonderful Clairmont by brilliant Dr Lesley McDowell!

Congratulations on winning this copy, Debs! I'm delighted you're enjoying it - and that you've saved Ysenda MaxtoneGraham's lovely feature!

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What a wonderful endorsement! Thanks Vicki - it was a pleasure to have you along at my talk for Wave of Nostalgia in Haworth!

This unknown woman by an unknown artist is a bit battered but I love her. I found her a few years ago. Without any signatures or labels I wonder if there's a way to find out who painted this and when?

If your stance on freedom of expression in the arts is that it should be upheld only if you share the politics of the artist, then you're a total fud.

Why is everyone on here wishing their life away and going on about autumn. We still have 3 weeks of summer before we get there.

It was an honour endorsing 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲-𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬's fabulous book, SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS (Manchester University Press). I strongly recommend it!! 👇

Thank you EJBarnes for this wonderful and considered review of my biography of Charlotte Brontë! #charlottebronte #elizabethgaskell ejbarnes.substack.com/p/part-1-of-th…

I'm delighted that the ADCI Literary Prize 2005 is open for subs from disabled/chronically ill novelists of self or traditionally published adult fiction. Please share with writers and publishers. Dets: www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa… Society of Authors @ClareChristian Anna Biggs #disabled

Glasgow demolished over 100,000 of its traditional tenements between 1960 and 1990. Around 70,000 are left. We should build many more of them, with sandstone façades and bay windows.

Publishing next month, 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲-𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬's new book 'Shakespeare's borrowed feathers' shows that early modern drama was a communal enterprise, with playwrights borrowing from and adapting one another's work. Praised by M. L. Rio, Dr Chris Laoutaris, Will Tosh & others. #ShakespeareSunday

This is Patsy. She fell asleep in the rain and is now convinced she’s having an out-of-body experience. 14/10