The Promise of Escape: Reviewing Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lonely Castle in the Mirror follows Kokoro, a 7th grader at Yukishina No. 5 Junior High School. After having been...
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Holly Cornall
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Queer Voices at Foyles
To celebrate Pride month, Foyles hosted an evening with four brilliant queer authors to explore the power of their voices within the...
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Reviewing Bea Setton's Berlin - The New Sally Rooney?
Bea Setton’s debut novel, Berlin, is definitely one for this year’s “hot girl summer” reading list. The novel follows unreliable narrator...
Bianca Layog
- Jul 29
- 3 min
In Book Company: A Conversation with Elif Bautman
Adolescence is a strange creature.. The longest days stretch out as if intent on making you realise your misery, and yet time seems to...
Holly Cornall
- Jun 30
- 2 min
A Novel in Verse: Reviewing Louisa Reid's The Poet
The Poet is a novel that tackles several complex and emotional topics, including abusive relationships and imposter syndrome at...
Kristyna Jelinkova
- Jun 9
- 3 min
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley - A Spellbinding Debut
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, a spellbinding debut novel by Sean Lusk, offers a mesmerising tale full of magic, wonder, and...
Kathryn O'Rourke
- Apr 27
- 4 min
The Island of Missing Trees: Elif Shafak at The Trouble Club
The room on the 5th floor of AllBright had an intimate feeling. Potted plants hung from the skylights in the ceiling and a small crowd...
Kristyna Jelinkova
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Championing the Rom-Com at Waterstones Piccadilly
The romantic comedy genre can tell empowering stories by depicting characters facing relatable and moving situations. Yet it is often not...
Holly Cornall
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Women of the World Festival 2022: Lisa Taddeo and Pandora Sykes in Conversation
Each year the Women of the World Festival celebrates International Women’s Day with world-class speakers, activists, and performers. The...
Juna Kim
- Mar 11
- 4 min
Joan Didion’s 'Play It As It Lays': A Meditation on Nothingness
A trailblazer for the literary, film, and journalism world, Joan Didion’s passing is an immense loss. I first came across Joan Didion’s...