Louisa May Alcott is My Passion
Begun in 2010, this blog offers analysis and reflection by Susan Bailey on the life, works and legacy of Louisa May Alcott and her family. Susan is an active member and supporter of the Louisa May Alcott Society, the Fruitlands Museum and Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House.
Come for a reading and book signing on May 14th with Alcott scholar Liz Rosenberg, editor of "A Strange Life: Selected Essays of Louisa May Alcott" at Bank Square books in Mystic, CT.
I am pleased to share a recent presentation by collector Kent Bicknell to the Grolier Club about his impressive collection of artifacts from the Hawthorne and Alcott families. These heirlooms speak volumes about the daily lives of these historic and literary figures.
I am thrilled to present this story written by Max Chapnick, Postdoctoral Teaching Associate in English, Northeastern University regarding his recent discovery of an additional pen name for Louisa May Alcott. He has also graciously shared photos he took of previously undiscovered stories by Louisa, some under the new pen name, and others under familiar …
Joan Leotta – Teaching about and performing as Louisa May Alcott with the North Dakota Humanities Department in a two-class session of two hours per class. Class descriptions The first class on March 21 (2-4 EST) will review Alcott’s various writings leading up to (and after) Little Women. In the second class, on March 28 …
Guest post by Belle Thomas, webmaster of oldfashionedgirl.blog A few years ago, when visiting Louisa May Alcott’s home in Concord, Massachusetts, I discovered a book called The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick. According to the summary on the back of the book, the story was about four girls and their moms embarking on …
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Publicist Dustin Fitzharris provided this interview providing in depth information about the upcoming Little Women musical. Answers are provided from the collective: Dan Redfeld (composer), Christina Harding (co-writer/lyricist) and John Gabriel Koladziej (co-writer/lyricist) What is the inspiration behind this Little Women musical, and why now? How did the creators come up with the theme and how …
An exciting new Little Women musical is on the horizon. Titled Jo: The Little Women Musical, a concert reading of the show was performed to sold out audiences at the Knitting Factory (March 2023) and 54 Below (April 2023), and has already received stellar reviews: "Full of eleven o'clock numbers sung incredibly by an amazing …
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 