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Is the Canon Dying?
Images licensed under Public Domain I had a professor at the university where I finished my undergraduate degree who would spit the word...
Vaishnavi Reddy
Mar 28, 20244 min read


Three Poems by James Merchant
All photography by James Merchant Crossed At Shore Still, the sound of the sea Breaking against the strand, Strangling the stray sand Is...
James Merchant
Mar 26, 20243 min read


Voyage of the Damned Sets Sail for Murder and Mayhem - Review
Image courtesy of Penguin Michael Joseph Frances White’s debut novel Voyage of the Damned sails any reader into uncharted territories,...
Helen Berk
Mar 12, 20242 min read


London Feminist Book Club X Jaded by Ela Lee
On the 16th of February, Penguin Random House hosted a collaborative event with the London Feminist Book Club and author Ela Lee, to...
Ellie Stiff
Mar 11, 20245 min read


Challenging Narratives About The North: 'Pity' by Andrew McMillan at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Sophie Davidson, courtesy of Southbank Centre 2024 is the year of The North. With many new books coming out featuring Northern...
Lara Mae Simpson
Feb 19, 20245 min read


Poppy
It's raining. It's 2 pm. The clouds are grey and you can hear the distant thunder rolling. My boots are wet. My clothes are drenched. All...
Nandinee Rajkhowa
Feb 15, 20245 min read


Poetry LGBT's Open Mic Night: Hope and Celebration in Writing
Photo by Daniel James (licensed under Unsplash Licence) It’s a Wednesday night in Clapham, and my friend and I are standing outside a gay...
Dan Ramos Lay
Feb 12, 20246 min read


The Best Poetry of 2023 - T.S. Eliot Prize Readings Review
Video by T.S. Eliot Prize on YouTube The T. S. Eliot Prize is an annual award bestowed on the author of the best – well, according to...
Leda Schenke Gonis
Jan 28, 202412 min read


Hiraeth: an Elegy for Forgotten Words
Photo by Mia Jones Language, written, verbal, through signs, and expressions; we are constrained by it. Language affects the way we feel,...
Mia Jones
Jan 19, 20244 min read


Ink to Screen: How BookTok is Reshaping the Publishing Landscape
After receiving the Orange Prize Award in 2012, Madeleine Miller’s novel, The Song of Achilles sold approximately 50,000 units. It saw a...
Molly Whiting
Dec 20, 20236 min read
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