"Wuthering Heights" debuts in theaters today! 
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In the previews for one of my favorite movies of 2025, "Hamnet," the trailer for the new adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” blazed by my delighted eyes.  

It opens on Friday in theaters across the country, and readers, director Emerald Fennell’s take on this classic is transgressive, over the top and controversial. I can’t wait to see it in all of its torturous, romantic glory!

Next, I’m headed to Morocco in April and I recently reread “The Sheltering Sky” by Paul Bowles. But the movie, starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich, is so much more idyllic. Transcendent landscapes, gorgeous acting and delicious romantic tragedy.

And finally, if you’ve seen every Pride and Prejudice adaptation as I have, I’ll bet you have a favorite Mr. Darcy. Find me on Instagram @kerriroamsandreads to discover the Darcy I can’t do without and share yours!

Mystery character of the month answer: Miss Marple from Agatha Christie novels


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🐛📚 Local bookworm events

  • Cream & Amber craft night, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m., Hopkins
  • Well Read Books blind date with a book swap, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m., Elk River
  • Lust & Lutefisk, a Duluth historical romance parody, Feb. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m., The Depot Theatre
  • Literature Lover's Night Out Presents: Jenna Blum in Conversation with Nickolas Butler, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., Stillwater Public Library 
  • Black Garnet Books social reading hour, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m., St. Paul
  • Drury Lane Books book club, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m., Grand Marais 
  • Wildflower Bookshop blush-worthy book club, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m., Grand Rapids
  • Magers & Quinn Booksellers author talk with mk zariel, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., Minneapolis
  • Tropes & Trifles bonkers book club, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m., Minneapolis
  • Content Bookstore, the new romantics book club, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m., Northfield
  • Black Garnet Books Lit & Libations, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m., King Coil Spirits in St. Paul
Do you have an event you want included? Let me know sstroozas@mpr.org.

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