Charlotte Brontë’s famous novel Jane Eyre (1947) is often categorized as a bildungsroman: we see the titular protagonist age and mature...

"As guests walk up the long pebble driveway to the house, a line of French waiters in black Napoleon-collared jackets welcome us with...

What is a literary salon? Literary salons have their origins in the Renaissance idea of gathering for debate in the courts of Italy and...

With three literary geniuses in the family—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—the Brontës certainly secured themselves a (rightful) place in the...

Traditionally Canadian Literature, or CanLit, has highlighted voices of European settlers, been divided along English versus French...

Every month we host a virtual literary salon on a classic novel—but this isn't another book club! Read on to find out how our salons are...

I am so thrilled to bring you a cocktail from the amazing literary-themed bar in Toronto, Ontario, Famous Last Words (FLW)! Over the past...

Academic research has a way of opening up the subtext of a work, where the reader can gain a deeper understanding of a reference or turn...

I finally had the time to sit down and watch the 2020 movie Shirley (currently on Amazon Prime), based on a novel of the same name by...

On this day in 1816, Charlotte Brontë was born! So, it is only fitting that I recently completed my reading of the first novel she ever...