Tag: Reading
How you can dive into language: the experiences of an English...
Back in October, I attended my first class on Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. It was a first for many reasons: mainly due to how...
Is Reading a Cultural Addiction?
Bibliophilia. Bibliomania. Obsessive compulsive reading. Book readers anonymous.
Reading is known by most as a relaxing past time; a chance to de-stress and unwind, a...
War and Peace: the essential 1,255 pages
War and Peace is as poignant in 2017 as it was when first published in the 1860s. Set during the French invasion of Russia,...
There’s A Honey: An Interview with Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie
Hailed as ‘your newest indie-pop sensation’ by The Fader, Manchester’s latest indie offering Pale Waves were one of this year’s highly acclaimed performers on...
Festival Review: Reading 2017
Friday
On the blindingly sunny morning of the 25th of August, my friend Olivia and I embarked our train from Exeter to Reading. Having both...
This is the Age: Interview with Tom Grennan
Last week I was lucky enough to have a quick chat with Tom Grennan, a Bedford-born singer songwriter who was thrust into the spotlight...
The post-degree reading slump: fact or fiction?
When I asked to write this article, I described my idea as ‘a piece about transitioning back to reading for pleasure now my degree...
Album Review: The Amazons – The Amazons
Shortlisted for the BBC Music Sound of 2017 poll, nominated for Q’s Best Breakthrough Act gong and listed as one to watch out for...
The pen is mightier than the screen?
Sometimes technology doesn’t always win. It was recently reported that ebook sales in Britain are dropping at an alarming rate, with the sales of...
Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun(damental rights) – International Women’s Day in...
On Wednesday 8th March, people of all genders around the globe celebrated International Women’s Day, which aims to openly recognise and validate the global...
