Khadijar Ali ruminates on the helpfulness of the Self-Help book.
Books
‘Love, Aubrey’: my unremarkable and unforgettable favourite
Breeha Mazhar’s heart warming reminiscence upon a childhood favourite.
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.
Why Make Poetruary a New Year’s Resolution?
Fariha Uddin on why we should take comfort in poetry this January.
A Literary Survival Guide for the Festive Season
Sofie Cristobal on escapism into literature over the Christmas vac.
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’.
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!
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.
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.
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?