literature

Jasmine Aldridge shares her views on her favourite Japanese novel: Diary of a void

Rosie Batsford discusses censorship and feminist ideology in relation to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play A Doll’s House.

Anna Kane discusses Paterson Joseph’s debut novel The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho.

Lucy Rawlings discusses the nearly lost art of writing love letters and why it is a practise we should continue.

At the beginning of each year, “reading more” crops up on many people’s list of resolutions. Unfortunately, many fail to keep the promises they make to themselves. M Shelton discusses how to re-ignite one’s love for books while avoiding the dreaded reading slump.

Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in literature, has surged to the top of bestseller lists. Catherine Nock reviews his latest novel, Afterlives, and discusses the impact of receiving such high critical acclaim.

Texts labelled as “classics” often seem static and immovable as they maintain a firm position within literary history. A newly discovered Tennessee Williams story, however, makes us rethink this preconception. Catherine Nock explores this recent publication and how it destabilises our notion of the literary canon.

Catherine Stone discusses the 2021 Booker Prize shortlist and outlines the prize’s significance within literary history.

Jessica Holifield commemorates Women’s History Month by celebrating women’s contribution to literature. Who are the female literary greats and why?

Austin Taylor recommends podcasts that every fan of literature should be listening to.