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Book Review: Dalia by Sara Badawieh

‘This filthy neighbourhood we live in is like a prison cell where men act as its iron bars, preventing women from escaping. Come to think of it, the women here seem fine; it’s only me […]

The Discomfort of Evening – Book Review

‘Nobody knows my heart. It’s hidden deep side my coat, my skin, my...

Five Autumn Reads Perfect for Halloween Week

It is the perfect time of the year to curl up with a...

Book Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s novel Mexican Gothic is deeply rooted in the ancient Mexican mythology,...

What is Culturally Responsive Research-Based Reading Instruction?

The debate about how to teach reading has been going on for more...

Some Demon of the Deep: Hiraeth by Sabina Lungeanu – Book Review

‘Some demon of the deep is stirring in its sleep, bellowing its grief through the thick layers of water that press it down and chain it to the bottom of the sea.’ ~ Sabina Lungeanu, Hiraeth This wonderfully poetic gothic... Read More ›

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Book Review: And This Gives Life to Thee

But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair...

And This Gives Life to Thee – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:    So long as men can breathe or eyes... Read More ›

On Writing Poems and Darning Socks: Robert Southey’s Advice to Charlotte Brontë

‘…she rather needs keeping down than bringing forward; and then I think, monsieur—it appears to me that ambition, LITERARY ambition especially, is not a feeling to be cherished in the mind of a woman: would not Mdlle. Henri be much... Read More ›

Little Fires Everywhere Book Review: Where’s the Fire?

“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After...