Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You? is Her Third Piece to Snapshot a Generation
It has been 18 months since the screen adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People entranced audiences worldwide with the electric...
Literature
Brideshead revisited: Classic literature and the power of LGBTQ+
Most of us are likely tired of hearing how the pandemic of the past year has been a historic event...
John Keats: Still Relevant 200 Years Later?
John Keats was one of the key figures within the second wave of romantic poets – alongside the likes of...
Literary Calendar: Books to Look Forward to in 2021
Emma Rivers introduces twelve of the best books to look forward to in 2021, including powerful poetry, short story collections...
Reading David Foster Wallace in Lockdown: How Infinite Jest Predicted our Over-consumption of Entertainment
Few writers have been venerated as the spokesperson for their respective generation, and David Foster Wallace is one of those...
‘Penguin Bloom’ review: An incredibly authentic and realistic view of disabled life.
Emma Rivers reviews Penguin Bloom, the film based on the true story of Sam Bloom as she learns to understand...
Pick up a non-fiction book every once in a while!
Non-Fiction is not everybody’s favourite. Particularly during term-time, when so much of your reading is dedicated to dense, academic texts,...
Crucial Books To Read During This Black History Month
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter By Wesley Lowery In They Can’t Kill Us All,...
Need A Little More Literary Lovin’?
From Romeo and Juliet to Elizabeth and Darcy, there are many literary couples we frankly hear too much about, especially...
Treat Your Shelf: Before The Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Emma Rivers reviews this Japanese play from award-winning writer Toshikazu Kawaguchi that asks us to consider the important questions about...