Beyond the Shelves: Brontë, the Big Screen, and the Backlash

In this lively episode of Beyond the Shelves, the hosts dive deep into Wuthering Heights—the novel, the new film adaptation, and the passionate discourse surrounding both. After a quick roundup of upcoming author events and current reads, the conversation shifts to Emily Brontë's legacy, the novel's complicated publication history, and why this famously chaotic story continues to captivate readers nearly 200 years later. SHOW NOTES What We're Reading Evil Genius by Claire Ohshetsky (also mentioned Chouette by Claire Ohshetsky) Heap Earth Upon It by Chole Michele Howarth  Tough Guy by Rachel Reid The Fine Print by Lauren Asher Shield of Sparrows by Deveny Perry To Be Read The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It by Lisa Rinna  Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Roots of Darkness by Demi Winters Dawn of the North by Demi Winters This Kingdom will not Kill me by Ilona Andrews Wuthering Heights Links: Emily Brontë in Her Smut Era: The Romance Rebranding of "Wuthering Heights" by Shawna Lipton Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights is a Deranged, Half-Assed Bodice-Ripper That Entirely Misses the Point Book Bulletin Spotify Partners With Bookshop.org and Debuts Page Match Feature to Bridge Physical, E-book, and Audio Formats Can AI Chatbots Write Emotional Rich Romances? Nationwide Book Banning bill introduced Iowa Library Association Bill Tracker  Man breaks up with woman due to library card American Girl, Samantha: The Next Chapter