Dickensblog

In Dickens's shadow

Writing in Crime Reads, novelist Simon Toyne graciously acknowledges his -- and every writer's -- debt to Dickens: "Just as the bones of Dickens’ London are still visible beneath the flesh of the modern city as you walk through Chancery, or down Fleet Street, or through Covent Garden, or any of the stone lined lanes of the old city, so the shadow of Dickens falls across the work of any writer who dares to tread where he once trod." Read more here.

Dickens and the supernatural

Smithsonian Magazine has an article on Dickens as a "fascinated skeptic" of supernatural phenomena. It's promoting the upcoming Dickens Museum exhibit To Be Read at Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts and the Supernatural, which will open in October.

Mendes to produce Dickens audio dramas

Acclaimed film and theater director Sam Mendes will produce three Dickens audio drama adaptations for Audible. First up will be Oliver Twist, due in November 2022; the other two titles have not yet been announced. The actors haven't yet been announced either, but all the adaptations will have "all-star" casts. I'll post more news when it comes out!