Ruth-Anne
@ruthannereads.bsky.social
Gothic, Ecology and Theology in 19th century literature
AHRC-funded PhD Candidate at Warwick University
She/They 📚🏳️🌈🐶
AHRC-funded PhD Candidate at Warwick University
She/They 📚🏳️🌈🐶
Had a great time at the Brontë festival of women’s writing this weekend ✍️
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Had a great time at the Brontë festival of women’s writing this weekend ✍️
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨
@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social
For those looking for a spooky book this autumn, we're inviting review of Simon Cooke's 'Illustrating the Victorian Supernatural'. This new book from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social explores written and visual texts through Victorian readerships navigated their experience of supernaturalism 👻
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
For those looking for a spooky book this autumn, we're inviting review of Simon Cooke's 'Illustrating the Victorian Supernatural'. This new book from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social explores written and visual texts through Victorian readerships navigated their experience of supernaturalism 👻
Also from @universitypress.cambridge.org, we're looking for someone to review Nicola Kirkby's 'Railway Infrastructure and the Victorian Novel'.
It's a fascinating study on how railway infrastructure and novel infrastructure worked together to set nineteenth-century British society!
It's a fascinating study on how railway infrastructure and novel infrastructure worked together to set nineteenth-century British society!
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Also from @universitypress.cambridge.org, we're looking for someone to review Nicola Kirkby's 'Railway Infrastructure and the Victorian Novel'.
It's a fascinating study on how railway infrastructure and novel infrastructure worked together to set nineteenth-century British society!
It's a fascinating study on how railway infrastructure and novel infrastructure worked together to set nineteenth-century British society!
Emily Cuming's 'Maritime Relations' is perfect for scholars interested in archival research and working class history. This new publication from @universitypress.cambridge.org uses archival memoirs and logbooks to detail the lives of ordinary sailors in Britain's long nineteenth century.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Emily Cuming's 'Maritime Relations' is perfect for scholars interested in archival research and working class history. This new publication from @universitypress.cambridge.org uses archival memoirs and logbooks to detail the lives of ordinary sailors in Britain's long nineteenth century.
Also from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, we're looking for someone to review Sarah Flew's 'Charitable Giving in Victorian Britain'. This book looks at the growth of charity in 19th century Britain through the lens of the philanthropic activities of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Also from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, we're looking for someone to review Sarah Flew's 'Charitable Giving in Victorian Britain'. This book looks at the growth of charity in 19th century Britain through the lens of the philanthropic activities of Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone.
Denae Dyck's 'Biblical Wisdom and the Victorian Literary Imagination' is another exciting release from recent months. Published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, it examines the new approaches to sacred texts and biblical interpretations that arose in the Victorian era.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Denae Dyck's 'Biblical Wisdom and the Victorian Literary Imagination' is another exciting release from recent months. Published by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, it examines the new approaches to sacred texts and biblical interpretations that arose in the Victorian era.
We also have Darren Reid' 'Invoking Empire' from @manchesterup.bsky.social. This title explores the transitional decades between 1860-1900 when countries such as Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand remained part of the British Empire while gaining some degree of self-government.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We also have Darren Reid' 'Invoking Empire' from @manchesterup.bsky.social. This title explores the transitional decades between 1860-1900 when countries such as Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand remained part of the British Empire while gaining some degree of self-government.
Some of our new titles for review include...
Sabrina Gilchrist Hadyk's 'The Waltzing Body in Victorian Literature' from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social – the first book-length study of the waltz in Victorian literature 💃
Sabrina Gilchrist Hadyk's 'The Waltzing Body in Victorian Literature' from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social – the first book-length study of the waltz in Victorian literature 💃
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Some of our new titles for review include...
Sabrina Gilchrist Hadyk's 'The Waltzing Body in Victorian Literature' from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social – the first book-length study of the waltz in Victorian literature 💃
Sabrina Gilchrist Hadyk's 'The Waltzing Body in Victorian Literature' from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social – the first book-length study of the waltz in Victorian literature 💃
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I’ve spent the day by the sea 🌊 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thank you for all the birthday wishes. I’ve spent the day by the sea 🌊 🎉
I'll be at @litfest.bsky.social in just two weeks, talking all things Cotton Famine with @simonrennie.bsky.social from @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social and Jack Southern from @uclan.ac.uk.
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'll be at @litfest.bsky.social in just two weeks, talking all things Cotton Famine with @simonrennie.bsky.social from @uniofexetercvs.bsky.social and Jack Southern from @uclan.ac.uk.
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
📅 Sunday 16th March, 2pm
🗺️ Lancaster Central Library
Registration links are below, see you there!
Are you interested in reviewing for @bavs-uk.bsky.social? 📖
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Are you interested in reviewing for @bavs-uk.bsky.social? 📖
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
We have just updated our list of recent releases we're looking to review, featuring these amazing books and more!
See the website below for details and email us if you're interested 📧
bavs.ac.uk/newsletters/
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore ⭐️⭐️
It wasn't really my thing, but it was an entertaining afternoon read. I can see why people enjoy this series; it's fun and light, but this kind of romance novel just isn't really my thing.
It wasn't really my thing, but it was an entertaining afternoon read. I can see why people enjoy this series; it's fun and light, but this kind of romance novel just isn't really my thing.
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore ⭐️⭐️
It wasn't really my thing, but it was an entertaining afternoon read. I can see why people enjoy this series; it's fun and light, but this kind of romance novel just isn't really my thing.
It wasn't really my thing, but it was an entertaining afternoon read. I can see why people enjoy this series; it's fun and light, but this kind of romance novel just isn't really my thing.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was slow to start with, but it grew on me by the end. I liked the concept of this magical alternate reality, and I'm curious to see how the cliffhangers resolve themselves in the rest of the trilogy.
This book was slow to start with, but it grew on me by the end. I liked the concept of this magical alternate reality, and I'm curious to see how the cliffhangers resolve themselves in the rest of the trilogy.
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book was slow to start with, but it grew on me by the end. I liked the concept of this magical alternate reality, and I'm curious to see how the cliffhangers resolve themselves in the rest of the trilogy.
This book was slow to start with, but it grew on me by the end. I liked the concept of this magical alternate reality, and I'm curious to see how the cliffhangers resolve themselves in the rest of the trilogy.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've not read any Sanderson novels before, and they're quite hefty. There's a lot of set-up in the early chapters, with the payoff landing in the last 20 chapters or so. They're very well crafted, but I definitely need a break before tackling any more!
I've not read any Sanderson novels before, and they're quite hefty. There's a lot of set-up in the early chapters, with the payoff landing in the last 20 chapters or so. They're very well crafted, but I definitely need a break before tackling any more!
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've not read any Sanderson novels before, and they're quite hefty. There's a lot of set-up in the early chapters, with the payoff landing in the last 20 chapters or so. They're very well crafted, but I definitely need a break before tackling any more!
I've not read any Sanderson novels before, and they're quite hefty. There's a lot of set-up in the early chapters, with the payoff landing in the last 20 chapters or so. They're very well crafted, but I definitely need a break before tackling any more!
📚 December reading part 6 📚
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
December 31, 2024 at 8:25 AM
📚 December reading part 6 📚
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
The last books of the year! Slightly less than last year at 111 books total, which isn't too shabby 😅
Girl Walks Home Alone At Night by Ana Lily Amirpour ⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a fan of the film, I was interested to see how this story translated to a graphic form. I loved the shift in narrative compared to the film to focus on the vampire's perspective.
As a fan of the film, I was interested to see how this story translated to a graphic form. I loved the shift in narrative compared to the film to focus on the vampire's perspective.
December 30, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Girl Walks Home Alone At Night by Ana Lily Amirpour ⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a fan of the film, I was interested to see how this story translated to a graphic form. I loved the shift in narrative compared to the film to focus on the vampire's perspective.
As a fan of the film, I was interested to see how this story translated to a graphic form. I loved the shift in narrative compared to the film to focus on the vampire's perspective.
The Household by Stacey Halls ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'm a sucker for anything related to Dickens, but this book really took me by surprise. It beautifully weaves together the lives of women from different walks of Victorian London and shines a light on real historical events that otherwise are forgotten.
I'm a sucker for anything related to Dickens, but this book really took me by surprise. It beautifully weaves together the lives of women from different walks of Victorian London and shines a light on real historical events that otherwise are forgotten.
December 30, 2024 at 8:10 AM
The Household by Stacey Halls ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'm a sucker for anything related to Dickens, but this book really took me by surprise. It beautifully weaves together the lives of women from different walks of Victorian London and shines a light on real historical events that otherwise are forgotten.
I'm a sucker for anything related to Dickens, but this book really took me by surprise. It beautifully weaves together the lives of women from different walks of Victorian London and shines a light on real historical events that otherwise are forgotten.
The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is a fantastic conclusion to the Joubert family chronicles. I've loved reading this series across 2024, and I've enjoyed every volume as much as the last. The book brings multiple centuries and characters to life in such vivid detail.
This book is a fantastic conclusion to the Joubert family chronicles. I've loved reading this series across 2024, and I've enjoyed every volume as much as the last. The book brings multiple centuries and characters to life in such vivid detail.
December 30, 2024 at 8:10 AM
The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is a fantastic conclusion to the Joubert family chronicles. I've loved reading this series across 2024, and I've enjoyed every volume as much as the last. The book brings multiple centuries and characters to life in such vivid detail.
This book is a fantastic conclusion to the Joubert family chronicles. I've loved reading this series across 2024, and I've enjoyed every volume as much as the last. The book brings multiple centuries and characters to life in such vivid detail.
📚 December reading round-up part 5 📚
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
December 30, 2024 at 8:10 AM
📚 December reading round-up part 5 📚
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
Historical fiction and graphic novels... all with red covers? ❤️
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this mystery mixed with mythology and twisted romance. The remote island community made the murder mystery element all the more intense, and the hints to gothic/horror motifs were fantastic.
I loved this mystery mixed with mythology and twisted romance. The remote island community made the murder mystery element all the more intense, and the hints to gothic/horror motifs were fantastic.
December 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this mystery mixed with mythology and twisted romance. The remote island community made the murder mystery element all the more intense, and the hints to gothic/horror motifs were fantastic.
I loved this mystery mixed with mythology and twisted romance. The remote island community made the murder mystery element all the more intense, and the hints to gothic/horror motifs were fantastic.
The Snow Ghost and Other Tales ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This collection of Japanese short stories was the perfect pre-Christmas read. It was so refreshing to read ghost stories in translation and to see how another culture writes about the supernatural.
This collection of Japanese short stories was the perfect pre-Christmas read. It was so refreshing to read ghost stories in translation and to see how another culture writes about the supernatural.
December 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The Snow Ghost and Other Tales ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This collection of Japanese short stories was the perfect pre-Christmas read. It was so refreshing to read ghost stories in translation and to see how another culture writes about the supernatural.
This collection of Japanese short stories was the perfect pre-Christmas read. It was so refreshing to read ghost stories in translation and to see how another culture writes about the supernatural.
📚 December reading part 4 📚
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
December 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
📚 December reading part 4 📚
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
A few festive reads for the holiday season ❄️
On Beauty by Zadie Smith ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this book and its pithy observations about university life. The retelling of EM Forster's 'Howard's End' didn't quite follow through to the end, but it did lend the novel's families a fullness that drove the story forward.
I loved this book and its pithy observations about university life. The retelling of EM Forster's 'Howard's End' didn't quite follow through to the end, but it did lend the novel's families a fullness that drove the story forward.
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
On Beauty by Zadie Smith ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved this book and its pithy observations about university life. The retelling of EM Forster's 'Howard's End' didn't quite follow through to the end, but it did lend the novel's families a fullness that drove the story forward.
I loved this book and its pithy observations about university life. The retelling of EM Forster's 'Howard's End' didn't quite follow through to the end, but it did lend the novel's families a fullness that drove the story forward.
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver ⭐️
This book definitely wasn't one of my favourites, but I can see why some people like it. The subject of school shootings is just as, if not more, relevant now as it was in 2005 when it won the prize.
This book definitely wasn't one of my favourites, but I can see why some people like it. The subject of school shootings is just as, if not more, relevant now as it was in 2005 when it won the prize.
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver ⭐️
This book definitely wasn't one of my favourites, but I can see why some people like it. The subject of school shootings is just as, if not more, relevant now as it was in 2005 when it won the prize.
This book definitely wasn't one of my favourites, but I can see why some people like it. The subject of school shootings is just as, if not more, relevant now as it was in 2005 when it won the prize.
Small Island by Andrea Levy ⭐️⭐️⭐️
There's lots of fiction set in the world wars, but this one still managed to feel unique and new. The cross-over of Jamaica, England, and India as settings really showed the British Empire's legacy through the intersecting lives of different families.
There's lots of fiction set in the world wars, but this one still managed to feel unique and new. The cross-over of Jamaica, England, and India as settings really showed the British Empire's legacy through the intersecting lives of different families.
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Small Island by Andrea Levy ⭐️⭐️⭐️
There's lots of fiction set in the world wars, but this one still managed to feel unique and new. The cross-over of Jamaica, England, and India as settings really showed the British Empire's legacy through the intersecting lives of different families.
There's lots of fiction set in the world wars, but this one still managed to feel unique and new. The cross-over of Jamaica, England, and India as settings really showed the British Empire's legacy through the intersecting lives of different families.