# Helene Hanff
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helene hanff (April 15, 1916 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, television play, and film of the same name.
== Career ==
helene hanff's career saw her move from unproduced playwright to writer of some of the earliest television dramas to becoming a noted writer and personality in her own right, as a quintessential New Yorker.
Why Read Roman Literature? Essential Works from Empire to Augustine
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera we continue our series on the best books of each era by turning from ancient Greece to ancient Rome. From Virgil’s Aeneid and Cicero’s orations to Roman historians, poets, philosophers, and early Christian writers, we consider the works that reveal Rome’s idea…
047 What We See in So Many of Our Favorite Books
Our kids are hitting all the big life highlights these days. In the meantime, we talk about some of our favorite recent reads and what common thing about them is about them that has us so entertained...as readers AND as writers.
Books We Read Recently
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"84 Charing Cross Road" (with Arianna Reiche)
Our latest episode is something of a milestone for this podcast: it's our first returning guest! Arriana Reiche is here to discuss the 1987 film 84 Charing Cross Road, based on Helene Hanff's nonfiction book of the same name.
Discussed: the greatness of Anne Bancroft, the pleasures of seeing Tony…
Mark Radcliffe & Patricia Cumper
Broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and playwright Patricia Cumper join Harriett Gilbert to nominate their favourite book by Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Strout and Helene Hanff. From 2020.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Publisher: Vintage
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Viking
84 Charing Cross Road by H…
Virginia Evans on THE CORRESPONDENT
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a reflective and funny journey of growing older, healing and reluctantly embracing the winds of change. Virginia joins us to talk about character, letter writing, Joan Didion, curiosity, family and more with cohost Brenda Allison.
This episode of Poured Over…
Reading My Way to England
Finally—the first unit of reading this year! We are reading all kinds of English literature, from histories to plays, and even some poetry, and this is the episode I share with you what’s on the list.
When we decided to go on this trip to England, I thought this was a great time to combine an old r…
84 Charing Cross Road (1987) | A Love Letter to Books and the Quietest Great Movie You've Never Seen | MNWD Ep. 20
Riley and Mark dig into 84 Charing Cross Road — the 1987 film based on Helene Hanff's correspondence with a London bookseller, and one of the most unusual love stories ever put on screen. They get into what Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins do with roles built almost entirely out of letters, why a …
250 Pages or Less
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Sometimes a short story or novella can really pack a punch. In honor of the big birthday our country recently celebrated, we decided to challenge ourselves by selecting books which are each 250 pages or less. We were honestly surprised when we noticed how many different genres made…
Is Women's Writing Still Relevant?
The shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction is out, sparking an important debate: does the term “women’s writing” still make sense today, and do we still need prizes dedicated exclusively to female authors?
In the very first episode of Transatlantic Bookmarks, we discuss women’s writing, …
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