Literary Loves - Caroline Malcolm-Boulton
@literaryloves.bsky.social
History/media grad. Arts and Film/TV journalist. ASN/mental health playwright. Writes retellings/crime fics. ✍️ Lover of classic novels and period dramas. 📚 🎬
While the season is often celebrated with joy, it can also bring stress, anxiety, and sadness. Many face relationship challenges, unemployment, financial struggles, and poor health. It's a tough time for many—so check in, lend a hand, and show you care and are there.
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
While the season is often celebrated with joy, it can also bring stress, anxiety, and sadness. Many face relationship challenges, unemployment, financial struggles, and poor health. It's a tough time for many—so check in, lend a hand, and show you care and are there.
It's heartbreaking to hear about the passing of director Rob Reiner, especially under such tragic and unexpected circumstances. In memory of his great contributions to the film industry, which of his works is your favourite?
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It's heartbreaking to hear about the passing of director Rob Reiner, especially under such tragic and unexpected circumstances. In memory of his great contributions to the film industry, which of his works is your favourite?
On the 14th of Dec 1861, Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, died.
This mourning dress was worn by Victoria after the death of another Albert, her grandson, who died from a flu pandemic in 1892.
She was just 4ft 8 inches when she wore this, having shrunk in later years.
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This mourning dress was worn by Victoria after the death of another Albert, her grandson, who died from a flu pandemic in 1892.
She was just 4ft 8 inches when she wore this, having shrunk in later years.
🖤
December 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
On the 14th of Dec 1861, Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, died.
This mourning dress was worn by Victoria after the death of another Albert, her grandson, who died from a flu pandemic in 1892.
She was just 4ft 8 inches when she wore this, having shrunk in later years.
🖤
This mourning dress was worn by Victoria after the death of another Albert, her grandson, who died from a flu pandemic in 1892.
She was just 4ft 8 inches when she wore this, having shrunk in later years.
🖤
I'm delighted with my new design, celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday.
🎂🎉🎁
This is now ready on Redbubble, available in various items, including clothing, bags, stationery, mugs, bedding and cushions, wall art, device cases/sleeves, and more.
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1767...
🎂🎉🎁
This is now ready on Redbubble, available in various items, including clothing, bags, stationery, mugs, bedding and cushions, wall art, device cases/sleeves, and more.
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1767...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm delighted with my new design, celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday.
🎂🎉🎁
This is now ready on Redbubble, available in various items, including clothing, bags, stationery, mugs, bedding and cushions, wall art, device cases/sleeves, and more.
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1767...
🎂🎉🎁
This is now ready on Redbubble, available in various items, including clothing, bags, stationery, mugs, bedding and cushions, wall art, device cases/sleeves, and more.
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1767...
Do not resist pain. Allow it to be there. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labelling it. Embrace it. Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace.
December 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Do not resist pain. Allow it to be there. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labelling it. Embrace it. Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace.
I've got a little CV update to share:
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-Board member for the Blank Canvas Trust
-Associate Lecturer with the Scottish Arts & Education Collective
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-Board member for the Blank Canvas Trust
-Associate Lecturer with the Scottish Arts & Education Collective
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I've got a little CV update to share:
🥰
-Board member for the Blank Canvas Trust
-Associate Lecturer with the Scottish Arts & Education Collective
🥰
-Board member for the Blank Canvas Trust
-Associate Lecturer with the Scottish Arts & Education Collective
I had a fantastic time last night interviewing the brilliant Andrew Davies with Elizabeth Gaskell House, where we discussed his 1999 adaptation of #ElizabethGaskell's Wives and Daughters.
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What did you think of the interview? Any new insights or takeaways?
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What did you think of the interview? Any new insights or takeaways?
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I had a fantastic time last night interviewing the brilliant Andrew Davies with Elizabeth Gaskell House, where we discussed his 1999 adaptation of #ElizabethGaskell's Wives and Daughters.
📚🎬
What did you think of the interview? Any new insights or takeaways?
📚🎬
What did you think of the interview? Any new insights or takeaways?
There's a limited number of tickets left for the interview between myself and legendary screenwriter #AndrewDavies, hosted by @EGaskellsHouse.
Attend live or listen back later to hear him talk about adapting #ElizabethGaskell's #WivesAndDaughters.
elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/onlin...
Attend live or listen back later to hear him talk about adapting #ElizabethGaskell's #WivesAndDaughters.
elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/onlin...
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's a limited number of tickets left for the interview between myself and legendary screenwriter #AndrewDavies, hosted by @EGaskellsHouse.
Attend live or listen back later to hear him talk about adapting #ElizabethGaskell's #WivesAndDaughters.
elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/onlin...
Attend live or listen back later to hear him talk about adapting #ElizabethGaskell's #WivesAndDaughters.
elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/events/onlin...
On the 14th of November 1840, the French artist Oscar-Claude Monet was born. 🎨
He was known to have painted at least 2,000 works in his lifetime.
Monet, who was a lover of nature, is considered the father of impressionism, with the term deriving from his painting, "Impression, soleil levant."
He was known to have painted at least 2,000 works in his lifetime.
Monet, who was a lover of nature, is considered the father of impressionism, with the term deriving from his painting, "Impression, soleil levant."
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
On the 14th of November 1840, the French artist Oscar-Claude Monet was born. 🎨
He was known to have painted at least 2,000 works in his lifetime.
Monet, who was a lover of nature, is considered the father of impressionism, with the term deriving from his painting, "Impression, soleil levant."
He was known to have painted at least 2,000 works in his lifetime.
Monet, who was a lover of nature, is considered the father of impressionism, with the term deriving from his painting, "Impression, soleil levant."
It was 21 years ago today, on the 14th of November 2004, that the first episode of #NorthAndSouth aired. This iconic story of love set against the backdrop of Victorian inequality was a huge hit, receiving international acclaim, and its perfection continues to enchant us.
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It was 21 years ago today, on the 14th of November 2004, that the first episode of #NorthAndSouth aired. This iconic story of love set against the backdrop of Victorian inequality was a huge hit, receiving international acclaim, and its perfection continues to enchant us.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The #Brontës used fertile, dramatic settings, like the #Yorkshire moors, to convey their characters and themes. If each sister could write a novel set in a different location—like a bustling city or tropical island—how would their stories and characters change?
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The #Brontës used fertile, dramatic settings, like the #Yorkshire moors, to convey their characters and themes. If each sister could write a novel set in a different location—like a bustling city or tropical island—how would their stories and characters change?
My new book, "Many Happy Returns: The Life and Legacy of a Literary Heroine," will be out in December, in time to celebrate 250 years of #JaneAusten. 📚
With 250 facts, discussions, quotes and more, this biography explores one of the world's most famous women writers.
With 250 facts, discussions, quotes and more, this biography explores one of the world's most famous women writers.
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My new book, "Many Happy Returns: The Life and Legacy of a Literary Heroine," will be out in December, in time to celebrate 250 years of #JaneAusten. 📚
With 250 facts, discussions, quotes and more, this biography explores one of the world's most famous women writers.
With 250 facts, discussions, quotes and more, this biography explores one of the world's most famous women writers.
You may have caught my interview with #AndrewDavies, hosted by @ChawtonHouse, as we discussed his #JaneAusten adaptations. Now I'll be interviewing him with @EGaskellsHouse, exploring his screenplay of #WivesanDaughters and his take on #ElizabethGaskell.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
You may have caught my interview with #AndrewDavies, hosted by @ChawtonHouse, as we discussed his #JaneAusten adaptations. Now I'll be interviewing him with @EGaskellsHouse, exploring his screenplay of #WivesanDaughters and his take on #ElizabethGaskell.
shorturl.at/HQIYo
shorturl.at/HQIYo
Books fall like leaves in autumn's glow,
Each one tells a tale we long to know.
A gentle breeze shakes stories free,
Whispering wisdom beneath the tree.
With a rake, we gather the past,
In every page, memories last.
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Each one tells a tale we long to know.
A gentle breeze shakes stories free,
Whispering wisdom beneath the tree.
With a rake, we gather the past,
In every page, memories last.
📚🍂
October 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Books fall like leaves in autumn's glow,
Each one tells a tale we long to know.
A gentle breeze shakes stories free,
Whispering wisdom beneath the tree.
With a rake, we gather the past,
In every page, memories last.
📚🍂
Each one tells a tale we long to know.
A gentle breeze shakes stories free,
Whispering wisdom beneath the tree.
With a rake, we gather the past,
In every page, memories last.
📚🍂
Happiness 📚🫶
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Happiness 📚🫶
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In the pages of a book so vast,
A child climbs, escaping fast,
But the phones, they reach, they try to pull,
The world of screens, relentless, full.
A hand extends, a silent plea,
To break free and just be free.
📚
In the pages of a book so vast,
A child climbs, escaping fast,
But the phones, they reach, they try to pull,
The world of screens, relentless, full.
A hand extends, a silent plea,
To break free and just be free.
📚
October 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
📚
In the pages of a book so vast,
A child climbs, escaping fast,
But the phones, they reach, they try to pull,
The world of screens, relentless, full.
A hand extends, a silent plea,
To break free and just be free.
📚
In the pages of a book so vast,
A child climbs, escaping fast,
But the phones, they reach, they try to pull,
The world of screens, relentless, full.
A hand extends, a silent plea,
To break free and just be free.
📚
She made him feel safe.
He made her feel equal.
She made him feel hope.
He made her feel bold.
She made him feel honourable.
He made her feel respected.
And when their mouths married, they tasted forever.
🌊
From The Shores of #Sanditon
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#Heybourne
He made her feel equal.
She made him feel hope.
He made her feel bold.
She made him feel honourable.
He made her feel respected.
And when their mouths married, they tasted forever.
🌊
From The Shores of #Sanditon
amzn.eu/d/7tqJsNa
#Heybourne
October 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
She made him feel safe.
He made her feel equal.
She made him feel hope.
He made her feel bold.
She made him feel honourable.
He made her feel respected.
And when their mouths married, they tasted forever.
🌊
From The Shores of #Sanditon
amzn.eu/d/7tqJsNa
#Heybourne
He made her feel equal.
She made him feel hope.
He made her feel bold.
She made him feel honourable.
He made her feel respected.
And when their mouths married, they tasted forever.
🌊
From The Shores of #Sanditon
amzn.eu/d/7tqJsNa
#Heybourne