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Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives from EUP
In the 18 years that Blogging Woolf has been in existence, few things Woolfian have excited me more than writing a chapter about this blog for The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and Transnat…
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Now out from @edinburghup.bsky.social is "Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives," with contributions form writers in 5 continents and 14 regions -- including Brenda Silver. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Ro #VirginiaWoolf
Five days left to see a new play, "I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too," playing now through Nov. 9 at Barons Court Theatre in London. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Sa
New play “I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too” in London now
There are five days left to see a new play, “I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too,” which is playing through Nov. 9 at Barons Court Theatre in London.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Five days left to see a new play, "I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Too," playing now through Nov. 9 at Barons Court Theatre in London. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Sa
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Jonty chats to English literary critic and Virginia Woolf biographer, Hermione Lee, in this must-listen episode for Woolf fans and all classic literature lovers alike!
The best part? You can tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
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The best part? You can tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
#virginiawoolf #biography #writingcommunity
September 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Jonty chats to English literary critic and Virginia Woolf biographer, Hermione Lee, in this must-listen episode for Woolf fans and all classic literature lovers alike!
The best part? You can tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
#virginiawoolf #biography #writingcommunity
The best part? You can tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
#virginiawoolf #biography #writingcommunity
In England this month? Head to Charleston to hear about "Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel" by @markhussey.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/02/c...
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In England this month? Head to Charleston to hear about "Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel" by @markhussey.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/02/c...
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"Writing is still like heaving bricks over a wall."
--Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
From a letter she wrote to E. M. Forster on 21 January 1922
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #virginiawoolf
--Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
From a letter she wrote to E. M. Forster on 21 January 1922
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #virginiawoolf
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Writing is still like heaving bricks over a wall."
--Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
From a letter she wrote to E. M. Forster on 21 January 1922
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #virginiawoolf
--Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
From a letter she wrote to E. M. Forster on 21 January 1922
#writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #virginiawoolf
Virginia Woolf had a lot to say about reading -- and thinking -- too. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f...
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Virginia Woolf had a lot to say about reading -- and thinking -- too. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f...
Now out from @edinburghup.bsky.social is "Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives," with contributions form writers in 5 continents and 14 regions -- including Brenda Silver. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Ro #VirginiaWoolf
Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives from EUP
In the 18 years that Blogging Woolf has been in existence, few things Woolfian have excited me more than writing a chapter about this blog for The Edinburgh Companion to Virginia Woolf and Transnat…
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November 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Now out from @edinburghup.bsky.social is "Virginia Woolf and Transnational Perspectives," with contributions form writers in 5 continents and 14 regions -- including Brenda Silver. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Ro #VirginiaWoolf
Charleston event celebrates centenary of Mrs Dalloway w/ talk by @markhussey.bsky.social about his new book, Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel wp.me/p5Yfi-5RO #VirginiaWoolf
Charleston event celebrates centenary of Mrs Dalloway
If you’ll be in England this month, you have the opportunity to travel to Charleston for a special event with Mark Hussey and his new book, Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel. The details Wh…
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November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Charleston event celebrates centenary of Mrs Dalloway w/ talk by @markhussey.bsky.social about his new book, Mrs. Dalloway: Biography of a Novel wp.me/p5Yfi-5RO #VirginiaWoolf
Registration is open for @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social Oct. 24 Zoom session on "Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and the Materiality of Life/Writing" with Luca Pinelli wp.me/p5Yfi-5QX
VW Society of Turkey presents session on Woolf, Beauvoir
I had not thought much about Virginia Woolf and Simone deBeauvoir’s life writing until I decided to write a paper connecting their wartime diaries with those of writer Iris Origo.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Registration is open for @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social Oct. 24 Zoom session on "Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and the Materiality of Life/Writing" with Luca Pinelli wp.me/p5Yfi-5QX
This should be a fabulous event getting the inside scoop on the newly discovered "Life of Violet" by Virginia Woolf. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/07/n...
October 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This should be a fabulous event getting the inside scoop on the newly discovered "Life of Violet" by Virginia Woolf. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/07/n...
Great feature by @pbsnews.org on newly discovered "The Life of Violet" by Virginia Woolf, edited by Urmila Seshagiri and published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, takes us to England and the archives where it sat for 80 years.
bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/10/2... #UrmilaSeshagiri #LifeofViolet
bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/10/2... #UrmilaSeshagiri #LifeofViolet
The Life of Violet featured on PBS Newshour
I don’t always watch the evening news, but when I do, I watch PBS Newshour. I watched yesterday, and I am glad I did. Why? Because they included a feature on The Life of Violet, edited by Urm…
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October 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Great feature by @pbsnews.org on newly discovered "The Life of Violet" by Virginia Woolf, edited by Urmila Seshagiri and published by @princetonupress.bsky.social, takes us to England and the archives where it sat for 80 years.
bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/10/2... #UrmilaSeshagiri #LifeofViolet
bloggingwoolf.org/2025/10/10/2... #UrmilaSeshagiri #LifeofViolet
Newly discovered 1908 revision of comical Virginia Woolf work, "The Life of Violet," edited by Urmila Seshagiri and published by @princetonupress.bsky.social is out. wp.me/p5Yfi-5PY #VirginiaWoolf
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Newly discovered 1908 revision of comical Virginia Woolf work, "The Life of Violet," edited by Urmila Seshagiri and published by @princetonupress.bsky.social is out. wp.me/p5Yfi-5PY #VirginiaWoolf
Virginia Woolf said, "Thinking is my fighting," and what better way to aid our thinking than by reading books -- particularly those they try to ban. Thank you, brave librarians! bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f... #VirginiaWoolf
October 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Virginia Woolf said, "Thinking is my fighting," and what better way to aid our thinking than by reading books -- particularly those they try to ban. Thank you, brave librarians! bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f... #VirginiaWoolf
Searchable PDF of Virginia Woolf's autobiographical "Moments of Being" is now online -- for free. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/30/s... #VirginiaWoolf
Searchable PDF of Moments of Being online
The second edition of Moments of Being (1985) consists of five pieces that make up Virginia Woolf’s only autobiographical writing, with the exception of her diaries and letters. This edition is now…
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September 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Searchable PDF of Virginia Woolf's autobiographical "Moments of Being" is now online -- for free. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/30/s... #VirginiaWoolf
Freedom of mind is the one thing #tyranny cannot destroy. And Virginia Woolf told us why. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f... #VirginiaWoolf #resist
Freedom of mind is the one thing tyranny can’t destroy
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, p. 76 Yesterday, af…
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September 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Freedom of mind is the one thing #tyranny cannot destroy. And Virginia Woolf told us why. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/23/f... #VirginiaWoolf #resist
The website is live and the call for papers is out for the 35th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, with its theme of "Woolf and Sound." bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/15/c... #VirginiaWoolf #callforpapers #woolf2026
Call for papers for 35th Woolf Conference: Woolf and Sound
The website for the 35th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf: Virginia Woolf and Sound is now live, and the call for proposals is out, with abstracts due Dec. 20.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The website is live and the call for papers is out for the 35th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, with its theme of "Woolf and Sound." bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/15/c... #VirginiaWoolf #callforpapers #woolf2026
Newly discovered Virginia Woolf proofs of "Orlando," "The Waves" and "Common Reader: Second Series" are now available online, thanks to Edward Mendelson and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/07/n... #VirginiaWoolf
Newly discovered Woolf proofs now available online
Edward Mendelson of Columbia University has shared scanned images of three sets of proofs newly discovered in Columbia’s library. They include two Virginia Woolf novels, as well as an edition…
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September 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Newly discovered Virginia Woolf proofs of "Orlando," "The Waves" and "Common Reader: Second Series" are now available online, thanks to Edward Mendelson and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/07/n... #VirginiaWoolf
@nytimes.com critic says: At 100 years old, Mrs. Dalloway is a must-read for today's technological world bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/04/n... #VirginiaWoolf #MrsDalloway
NYT says: Mrs. Dalloway is a must-read for today
At 100 years old, Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway is a must-read for all of us living in today’s technological world, according to New York Times critic A.O. Scott.
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September 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@nytimes.com critic says: At 100 years old, Mrs. Dalloway is a must-read for today's technological world bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/04/n... #VirginiaWoolf #MrsDalloway
Something to lighten your heart in these troubled times.
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Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me"
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Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me"
This is serious musical talent 🎻🎻🎹🎶🎵
#VivaldiWinter #Song #music #Piano #Violin #Instruments #Instrumental
September 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Something to lighten your heart in these troubled times.
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Part 4 of our Virginia Woolf mini-series is out now!
This week, we unpack Woolf’s essay, A Room of One’s Own, and:
📚 Her vision for shared cultural progress
🧠 Her push for mental androgyny
🏠 What a “room of one’s own” actually entails
🎧 Listen now!
#virginiawoolf #aroomofonesown #feminist
This week, we unpack Woolf’s essay, A Room of One’s Own, and:
📚 Her vision for shared cultural progress
🧠 Her push for mental androgyny
🏠 What a “room of one’s own” actually entails
🎧 Listen now!
#virginiawoolf #aroomofonesown #feminist
September 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Part 4 of our Virginia Woolf mini-series is out now!
This week, we unpack Woolf’s essay, A Room of One’s Own, and:
📚 Her vision for shared cultural progress
🧠 Her push for mental androgyny
🏠 What a “room of one’s own” actually entails
🎧 Listen now!
#virginiawoolf #aroomofonesown #feminist
This week, we unpack Woolf’s essay, A Room of One’s Own, and:
📚 Her vision for shared cultural progress
🧠 Her push for mental androgyny
🏠 What a “room of one’s own” actually entails
🎧 Listen now!
#virginiawoolf #aroomofonesown #feminist
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“The things people don’t say, the truths that hover just beyond language.” Join us in St Ives this October to explore Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out BOOK HERE: www.litsalon.co.uk/Studies/virg... #VirginiaWoolf #ModernistLiterature #BloomsburyGroup #StIves
September 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
“The things people don’t say, the truths that hover just beyond language.” Join us in St Ives this October to explore Virginia Woolf’s first novel, The Voyage Out BOOK HERE: www.litsalon.co.uk/Studies/virg... #VirginiaWoolf #ModernistLiterature #BloomsburyGroup #StIves
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In today's #ModWrite, Virginia Woolf redefines the audibility of servants in Mrs Dalloway, revealing how class and hierarchy shape their voices and their silence. #WoolfandSound #VirginiaWoolf #LiteraryAnalysis #ServitudeinLiterature
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In today's #ModWrite, Virginia Woolf redefines the audibility of servants in Mrs Dalloway, revealing how class and hierarchy shape their voices and their silence. #WoolfandSound #VirginiaWoolf #LiteraryAnalysis #ServitudeinLiterature
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August 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Virginia Woolf’s Rooms is topic of @litcamb.bsky.social sixth Woolf season: 10 live Zoom lectures and/or seminars September 2025 through June 2026. #VirginiaWoolf #LiteratureCambridge bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/01/v...
Virginia Woolf’s Rooms is topic of @LitCamb season six
Join Literature Cambridge September 2025 to June 2026 for a live online season of lectures and seminars on the major works of Virginia Woolf on the theme of Virginia Woolf’s Rooms.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Virginia Woolf’s Rooms is topic of @litcamb.bsky.social sixth Woolf season: 10 live Zoom lectures and/or seminars September 2025 through June 2026. #VirginiaWoolf #LiteratureCambridge bloggingwoolf.org/2025/09/01/v...
New Turkish translation of seven Virginia Woolf's essays on writing, edited by Mine Özyurt Kılıç, is now out. wp.me/p5Yfi-5LM #VirginiaWoolf #Turkishtranslation
New Turkish translation of Woolf essays now out
A Turkish translation of seven essays by Virginia Woolf, in progress for three years, is now out.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
New Turkish translation of seven Virginia Woolf's essays on writing, edited by Mine Özyurt Kılıç, is now out. wp.me/p5Yfi-5LM #VirginiaWoolf #Turkishtranslation
It's only fitting that we send/post/gather flowers in tribute and memoriam to Elisa Kay Sparks, Virginia Woolf scholar, writer, artist, friend who specialized in Woolf flowers and gardens. @cupress.bsky.social #VirginiaWoolf bloggingwoolf.org/2025/08/17/f...
Flowers in memoriam to Elisa Kay Sparks
I could never think of Virginia Woolf and flowers without thinking of Elisa Kay Sparks, who died Aug. 16 in Seattle, Washington.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It's only fitting that we send/post/gather flowers in tribute and memoriam to Elisa Kay Sparks, Virginia Woolf scholar, writer, artist, friend who specialized in Woolf flowers and gardens. @cupress.bsky.social #VirginiaWoolf bloggingwoolf.org/2025/08/17/f...