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Help or Hindrance: How useful are Self-Help Books?

Khadijar Ali ruminates on the helpfulness of the Self-Help book.

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Author Khadijah Ali Comment(0)
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‘Love, Aubrey’: my unremarkable and unforgettable favourite

Breeha Mazhar’s heart warming reminiscence upon a childhood favourite.

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 Author Breeha Mazhar Comment(0)
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How I learned to stop worrying and love rereading

Asher Weisz expounds upon the virtues of going back to the old favourites in this study of the joys of rereading.

Posted on January 5, 2021January 7, 2021 Author Asher Weisz Comment(0)
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Why Make Poetruary a New Year’s Resolution?

Fariha Uddin on why we should take comfort in poetry this January.

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Author Fariha Uddin Comments Off on Why Make Poetruary a New Year’s Resolution?
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A Literary Survival Guide for the Festive Season

Sofie Cristobal on escapism into literature over the Christmas vac.

Posted on January 1, 2021January 2, 2021 Author Sofie Cristobal Comments Off on A Literary Survival Guide for the Festive Season
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Rain before Rainbows: An Interview with Alicia Hayden

Julia Merican in conversation with student poet Alicia Harden about her recent poetry collection ‘Rain before Rainbows’.

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Author Julia Merican Comments Off on Rain before Rainbows: An Interview with Alicia Hayden
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Top 3 Books that Got Me through Lockdown

Hetta Johnson on her 3 top books that got her through her first lockdown: good recommendations for some relaxing vac readings!

Posted on December 7, 2020 Author Hetta Johnson Comments Off on Top 3 Books that Got Me through Lockdown
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A Paradise and a Wasteland: the contradictory depictions of nature in literature

Emily Broughton describes the different meanings that nature assumes in literature: from idyllic escapism to dystopian reality, nature appears to be an ambivalent symbolic element used by many writers.

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Author Emily Broughton Comments Off on A Paradise and a Wasteland: the contradictory depictions of nature in literature
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Myths revisited: why classical retellings aren’t a ‘dumbing down’

Anna Jeffries-Shaw on modern retellings of Classical Literature: feminist adaptations finally give women the right platform to describe their experience.

Posted on November 21, 2020November 22, 2020 Author AJ Comments Off on Myths revisited: why classical retellings aren’t a ‘dumbing down’
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Midnight Sun review: Twihard Try-hard

Katharine Spurrier review Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer’s latest novel. Will it meet the expectations of our teen years?

Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Author Katharine Spurrier Comments Off on Midnight Sun review: Twihard Try-hard

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