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Save the view from Talland House, setting for Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse
Developers are at it again. As in 2015, and 2003, they are planning a multi-million dollar flat project that would obstruct the view from Talland House in St. Ives, Cornwall, which was the setting …
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Save the view from Talland House, inspiration & setting for Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," which R.L. Southern Ltd. will ruin by building tall 12-flat structure. Contact St. Ives Town Council to protest! wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xy @ivws.bsky.social @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social #MaggieHumm #VirginiaWoolf
Virginia Woolf's reception in South Korea is topic of Jan. 22 online seminar wp.me/p5Yfi-5YD #VirginiaWoolf #ARoomOfOne'sOwn #SouthKorea
Virginia Woolf’s reception in Korea is topic Jan. 22
Virginia Woolf’s reception in South Korea will be the topic for the third session of the A Room of One’s Own Around the Globe seminar on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. CET on Zoom.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Virginia Woolf's reception in South Korea is topic of Jan. 22 online seminar wp.me/p5Yfi-5YD #VirginiaWoolf #ARoomOfOne'sOwn #SouthKorea
Save the view from Talland House, inspiration & setting for Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," which R.L. Southern Ltd. will ruin by building tall 12-flat structure. Contact St. Ives Town Council to protest! wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xy @ivws.bsky.social @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social #MaggieHumm #VirginiaWoolf
Save the view from Talland House, setting for Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse
Developers are at it again. As in 2015, and 2003, they are planning a multi-million dollar flat project that would obstruct the view from Talland House in St. Ives, Cornwall, which was the setting …
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January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Save the view from Talland House, inspiration & setting for Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse," which R.L. Southern Ltd. will ruin by building tall 12-flat structure. Contact St. Ives Town Council to protest! wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xy @ivws.bsky.social @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social #MaggieHumm #VirginiaWoolf
Tracking Virginia and Leonard Woolf on Dec. 28 over the years wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xj #VirginiaWoolf #Monk'sHouse
Tracking Virginia & Leonard Woolf on Dec. 28 over the years
One hundred years ago today, on Dec. 28, 1925, Virginia Woolf headed to London to join her husband Leonard after spending Christmas at Charleston. Except for 1925 and 1926, the Woolfs spent their C…
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December 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Tracking Virginia and Leonard Woolf on Dec. 28 over the years wp.me/p5Yfi-5Xj #VirginiaWoolf #Monk'sHouse
Since Christmas is coming . . .
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"The Illustrated London News’s illustration of the Christmas Truce, 1914."
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"The Illustrated London News’s illustration of the Christmas Truce, 1914."
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December 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Since Christmas is coming . . .
Free Zoom session today on Virginia Woolf, writing, and animal studies with Jeanne Dubino, beginning at 7 p.m. Turkey time, 11 a.m. EST, thanks to @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social wp.me/p5Yfi-5WZ #VirginiaWoolf #JeanneDubino
Session on Woolf and animal studies today on Zoom
Today, the Virginia Woolf Society of Turkey presents a new talk in its Woolf Seminar series, featuring Jeanne Dubino on “Virginia Woolf’s Life and Writing: The Embodiment of Animal Studies.”…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Free Zoom session today on Virginia Woolf, writing, and animal studies with Jeanne Dubino, beginning at 7 p.m. Turkey time, 11 a.m. EST, thanks to @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social wp.me/p5Yfi-5WZ #VirginiaWoolf #JeanneDubino
Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen from Virginia Woolf, who held Austen in great esteem, as evidenced by the fact that references to her are all over Woolf's writing. wp.me/p5Yfi-5WN #JaneAusten #VirginiaWoolf @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen from Virginia Woolf
Today is the 250th birthday of the celebrated British author Jane Austen, an author that Virginia Woolf held in great esteem, as evidenced by the fact that references to Austen are all over Woolf&#…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen from Virginia Woolf, who held Austen in great esteem, as evidenced by the fact that references to her are all over Woolf's writing. wp.me/p5Yfi-5WN #JaneAusten #VirginiaWoolf @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
Virginia Woolf scholars are always up to something -- earning awards, publishing new books, etc. Get the scoop. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Wq #VirginiaWoolf @fernham.bsky.social @plathpoem.bsky.social
News about Virginia Woolf scholars
Here are just a handful of news bits about Virginia Woolf scholars. I know there are more. So if you have one, please add it as a comment below this post. Or send it to me by clicking on the email …
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December 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Virginia Woolf scholars are always up to something -- earning awards, publishing new books, etc. Get the scoop. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Wq #VirginiaWoolf @fernham.bsky.social @plathpoem.bsky.social
The Gordon Square Society's "Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury Festival" is this weekend in Antwerp. wp.me/p5Yfi-5W1 #VirginiaWoolf
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Gordon Square Society's "Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury Festival" is this weekend in Antwerp. wp.me/p5Yfi-5W1 #VirginiaWoolf
Join the Woolf Salon #32 for a discussion of "The Common Reader at 100" this Friday, Dec. 5, via Zoom. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/12/02/w...
Woolf Salon #32: Common Reader at 100 on Dec. 5
The upcoming Woolf Salon on Friday, Dec. 5, will celebrate The Common Reader at 100, Virginia’s book-length work of literary criticism collecting 20 essays which she introduces with a short p…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Join the Woolf Salon #32 for a discussion of "The Common Reader at 100" this Friday, Dec. 5, via Zoom. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/12/02/w...
Zoom in for two Virginia Woolf events this week -- discussions of "A Room of One's Own" 11/20 and "Night and Day" 11/21. Free on Zoom. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Uu #VirginiaWoolf @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social @valerie-favre.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social
Zoom in for two Woolf events this week
Two Virginia Woolf events will take place this week, one on Thursday, one on Friday, and both on Zoom. The first discusses the reception of Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own in Brazil. The se…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zoom in for two Virginia Woolf events this week -- discussions of "A Room of One's Own" 11/20 and "Night and Day" 11/21. Free on Zoom. wp.me/p5Yfi-5Uu #VirginiaWoolf @vwoolfturkiye.bsky.social @valerie-favre.bsky.social @ohiostatepress.bsky.social
Sexual abuse -- from Virginia Woolf to the Epstein survivors. Believe women. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/18/s... #VirginiaWoolf #Epstein #BelieveWomen
Sexual abuse — from Virginia Woolf to the Epstein survivors
Yesterday, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, who were as young as age 14 when they were first sexually abused and trafficked, released a powerful PSA that featured their childhood photos. It made the n…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Sexual abuse -- from Virginia Woolf to the Epstein survivors. Believe women. bloggingwoolf.org/2025/11/18/s... #VirginiaWoolf #Epstein #BelieveWomen
See all 34 hand-set Hogarth Press books at exhibit in Belgium wp.me/p5Yfi-5RW #VirginiaWoolf #HogarthPress
See all 34 hand-set Hogarth Press books in Belgium
When I sat next to Ben Majchrowicz at the 34th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, he showed me a treasure.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
See all 34 hand-set Hogarth Press books at exhibit in Belgium wp.me/p5Yfi-5RW #VirginiaWoolf #HogarthPress
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.
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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