Winter Is Coming: Books to cheer you up this month!
Megan Wallace recommends her favourite books to beat the winter blues.
Literature
Dance, Dance, Dance
Megan Wallace reviews Dance, Dance, Dance by Haruki Murakami in honour of Japan’s annual Culture Day.
Gone Girl- what’s all the fuss about?
Jess Hof explains why Gone Girl really is as good as everyone says. Spoiler alert!
The Future of Western Literature
Rachael Smith analyses the feasibility of authors’ lifestyles and its compatibility with their writing.
Is Manga Literary?
Megumi Chou examines whether or not manga can be considered literature.
A Love of Literature
Lisa Font examines the way in which women read to find and create ‘the perfect man’.
Can Literature Still Be Dangerous in the Western World?
Sam Nicholls reports on the DUES panel discussion for the PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer.
Literary Inspirations: Laura Esquivel
Megan Wallace tells us about Laura Esquivel, writer of Like Water for Chocolate, and why she is inspired by her.
Literary Inspirations: Agatha Christie
Emily Stronach explains why the much-loved crime writer Agatha Christie is her literary hero.
Shakespeare’s Histories
Vicky Jessop investigates Shakespeare’s Histories.