‘If We Were Villains’: Caught in long shadow of ‘The Secret History’
Does M.L Rio's debut novel prioritise style over substance?
The Magic of Madeline Miller’s ‘Circe’
An exploration of the way Madeline Miller finds beauty in sadness.
Some New Angles on Perspective
A preview of Thinking 3D (Treasury Room, Weston Library), on from March 21st 2019 until February 9th 2020.
A tapestry of living and dead: Max Porter on his new book, ‘Lanny’
An exploration of Max Porter, in conversation with Ali Shaw, and his new novel, Lanny.
Othering Ourselves
Hazy memories and complicit passivity allow Ishiguro’s characters to construct a protective outsider status
Would you risk your life on God? Reflections on Professor John Lennox’s ‘Can Science Explain Everything?’
Prompted by Professor John Lennox's new book, Jack Sagar grapples with questions about science, God, and the faith that binds us all together.
Urban Decay
Exploring the metropolis in 1890s Decadent literature and its origins in Baudelaire and Huysman
Reality check: the power of relatable crises
"Conflicts in literature don’t work when they fail to resonate".
Regardless of genre, books are most impactful when their crises are rooted in everyday human experience.
The Crisis of Creon
'Peripeteia', reversal of fortune, for Sophocles' Creon in 'Antigone' is a wincingly fatal consequence of his tragic decision.
Satiating Sá-Carneiro
Exploring the life and work of an acclaimed Portuguese writer, at the heart of which lies the desire to discover.
The anxiety of envy
"Big names dominate the industry, and yet their fiction feels incredibly same-y."
Knight Of: read the one percent
Juliet Garcia covers the launch of Knight Of's crowdfunding campaign, centred around BAME children's literature.
The Bookshelf: Vita Sackville-West’s ‘Solitude’
As part of our new blog series ‘The Bookshelf’, Jenny Scoones finds solace in Vita Sackville-West’s ‘Solitude’.
2019 Booklist: The Best is Yet to Come
With the new year comes a fresh calendar of book releases to look out for. Chung Kiu Kwok shares a few of her most anticipated titles hitting shelves in the coming twelve months.
