Thomas Boyd discusses the surprise joint-win of the Man Booker Prize 2019, and the implications of these winners…
An Ode to Maya Angelou
Louis Newstead delivers an ode to writer Maya Angelou…
Jamaica Kincaid: An Insight Into the Captivating Works of a Caribbean Writer
Shannon Cook discusses the life and work of writer Jamaica Kincaid
Ladybird in Crinolines: How far can film take the modernisation of literary classics?
The literary women of the 1860s are having a moment on the big (or small) screen. With a new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women by Ladybird director Greta Gerwig, and an […]
Clockwork Oranges Are Not the Only Fruits
People on the net may be familiar with the “This is Fine” meme. It is about a dog surrounded by flames yet commenting that everything is “alight.” K.C. Green, the artist, later drew a follow […]
Why Writers are Still Snobby About Science Fiction: Throwing “serious” literature off its high horse
Imagine being a young teen or adult watching the Night of the Creeps (1986). It’s a zombie apocalypse set in a US high school. Recent shows are packed with how to survive a zombie apocalypse […]
When Slam Poetry Turns to Slamming Poetry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When the worlds of ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture collide, clashes will always be inevitable. Presidents on Twitter, political campaigns fuelled by popular music, and even memes used as classroom props have all been topics […]
The Paperback vs. The E-Book
With the advancing digital age, the popularity of the ‘e-book’ has risen constantly. Is it time therefore time that we swap the novel gathering dust in the corner for a portable tablet? Or will the sensory experience of reading a traditional […]
The value of young adult literature, and why it transcends age boundaries
It’s summer. Which for most of us, means catching up on the things we miss out on during the academic year, like reading for leisure. I was recently scanning the Young Adult (YA) section of […]
Headingley Literature Festival celebrates local and international literature
Headingley Literature Festival is a programme of events occurring around the production of literature in Yorkshire. This focuses specifically on Headingley here in Leeds, however organisers are also keen to celebrate a diverse range of […]