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The Importance of Virginia Woolf
The Importance of Virginia Woolf
The legacy of one of the most influential female writers of the 20th century.
Alejandro Orradre
May 20
A Book, A Meditation
A Book, A Meditation
Short of winning the Booker Prize, ‘Stone Yard Devotional’ is a book like few others
Jess the Avocado
May 17
The Black Hole That Is Jay Gatsby
The Black Hole That Is Jay Gatsby
Trust me, I’m not an astrophysicist
Lauri Carpentier
May 16
Dissecting ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
Dissecting ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
You fancy me mad
Paul O'Neill
May 16
Anton Chekov And The Myth Of Technology
Anton Chekov And The Myth Of Technology
Life, Homeric heroes, virtual reality, and free will
Marc Barham
May 15
The Book Review: ‘Elogio de las manos’ — Jesus Carrasco
The Book Review: ‘Elogio de las manos’ — Jesus Carrasco
Awaiting publication in English, the Spanish writer’s new work is a new declaration of love for the rural world, an environment that is…
Alejandro Orradre
May 15
How Society Punishes a Woman for Not Being the “Ideal Mother”
How Society Punishes a Woman for Not Being the “Ideal Mother”
Reading Natalia Ginzburg’s short story ‘La Madre’ (The Mother)
Souparno Banerjee
May 13
Hermann Hesse: The Darkness And The Light
Hermann Hesse: The Darkness And The Light
A journey we must all make
Marc Barham
May 13
Why George Orwell Lived On The Streets
Why George Orwell Lived On The Streets
You can’t beat first-hand experience
Susie K 🐹 Guinea pig slave
May 13
Mosab Abu Toha: Poet, Essayist and Pulitzer Prize Winner 2025
Mosab Abu Toha: Poet, Essayist and Pulitzer Prize Winner 2025
A Tale of Hope
Marc Barham
May 11
The Book Review: ‘Intermezzo’- Sally Rooney Remains in Her Prime
The Book Review: ‘Intermezzo’- Sally Rooney Remains in Her Prime
In a deeply insightful and timely novel, Rooney dissects how new generations face new challenges in love, while also experiencing those of…
Alejandro Orradre
May 7
Narnia Through Hindu Eyes
Narnia Through Hindu Eyes
What if the Christian allegories in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ are examined under a Hindu lens?
Vishwas R. Gaitonde
May 6
You’re Having a Laugh
You’re Having a Laugh
Why you should definitely read James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
Lauri Carpentier
May 6
The Latest Joan Didion Book — What to Respect and What to Question
The Latest Joan Didion Book — What to Respect and What to Question
When is an exploration of the personal exploitative? When is it clear?
Sharon Johnson
May 6
Q&A: Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Knows the Real Value of Art
Q&A: Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Knows the Real Value of Art
The Australian literary fixture discusses curation as an act of creation, uncomfortable cultural conversations, and how literary fests will…
Cole Haddon
May 4
Review — ‘Blue Sisters’ by Coco Mellors: A High-Voltage Whirlwind of Loss, Addiction and Recovery
Review — ‘Blue Sisters’ by Coco Mellors: A High-Voltage Whirlwind of Loss, Addiction and Recovery
Mellors’ second novel zips between the chaotic lives of three sisters come together to mourn in this symphonic dynamo of a book
Ben Peasley
May 3
‘’The Great Gatsby’ turns 100
‘’The Great Gatsby’ turns 100
How old is our mass-cultural crisis?
Blake Shapiro
May 3
The Importance of Dante
The Importance of Dante
Today the literary figure of Dante produces more academic studies than any other author, including Shakespeare and Cervantes. Why does he…
Alejandro Orradre
May 3
The Book Review: ‘Time Shelter’ — Giorgi Gospodinov
The Book Review: ‘Time Shelter’ — Giorgi Gospodinov
A monumental novel, not so much in length as in the depth of its reflections, which is destined to become a classic of 21st-century…
Alejandro Orradre
May 1
How ‘90s Evangelical Thrillers Taught Me to Fear Outsiders
How ‘90s Evangelical Thrillers Taught Me to Fear Outsiders
Christian thrillers like ‘This Present Darkness’ and ‘Left Behind’ trained a generation to fear, demonize, and distrust
Erick Sierra
Apr 30
Notes on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Cancer Ward’
Notes on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Cancer Ward’
Anyone with an interest in life in the Soviet Union and the horrors of Stalin should read this novel.
Finbarr O'Sullivan
Apr 29
The Tragedy of Orwell’s Short Life & His Escape To Jura
The Tragedy of Orwell’s Short Life & His Escape To Jura
75 years since he died
Susie K 🐹 Guinea pig slave
Apr 28
The Importance of Shakespeare
The Importance of Shakespeare
And what we miss out on if we forget his legacy.
Alejandro Orradre
Apr 28
‘Ulysses’ (1922) By James Joyce
‘Ulysses’ (1922) By James Joyce
An Epic Journey Of Ten Years In A Single Day?
Marc Barham
Apr 27
The Book Review: ‘Troy’ — Stephen Fry
The Book Review: ‘Troy’ — Stephen Fry
An enjoyable and entertaining approach to one of the most famous wars in history, the cradle of Western literature thanks to the work of…
Alejandro Orradre
Apr 23
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