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The Weight of Life in ‘A Dreary Story’ (Chekhov)
The Weight of Life in ‘A Dreary Story’ (Chekhov)
One of the greatest writers of Russian literature explores the feeling that a dying man experiences when, knowing that his end is near, he…
Alejandro Orradre
Oct 10
Notes on Charles Bukowski’s ‘Women’, the Ugliest ‘Light’ Reading Available
Notes on Charles Bukowski’s ‘Women’, the Ugliest ‘Light’ Reading Available
Bukowski’s third novel, published in 1978, is simultaneously simple-minded and deeply complex
Reece Beckett
Oct 9
Iconic British Fantasy: Narnia And Middle-Earth
Iconic British Fantasy: Narnia And Middle-Earth
Light, Christianity, magic vs power, rings and darkness
Marc Barham
Oct 9
Reconciling the Past with the Present
Reconciling the Past with the Present
Are stories enough?
Patrick O'Connor
Oct 8
‘Rendezvous With Rama’ (1973) By Arthur C. Clarke: Denis Villeneuve’s Next Sci-Fi Film?
‘Rendezvous With Rama’ (1973) By Arthur C. Clarke: Denis Villeneuve’s Next Sci-Fi Film?
Three is a mysterious number
Marc Barham
Oct 8
Book Review: ‘Teatime at Peggy’s’
Book Review: ‘Teatime at Peggy’s’
A glimpse of Anglo-India
Lisa Fouweather
Oct 7
‘Millions of Cats’ — The First Picture Book to Win the Newberry Honor
‘Millions of Cats’ — The First Picture Book to Win the Newberry Honor
It’s a great choice
Evan Purcell
Oct 6
A Critique of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’
A Critique of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’
The conditions, choices and consequences female characters live — and die — with in this novel, and the way they reflect our cultural…
KX
Oct 6
The Book Review — ‘The Human Stain’
The Book Review — ‘The Human Stain’
Philip Roth’s mastery is once again demonstrated in an accurate dissection of the human being through a plot of apparent implausibility but…
Alejandro Orradre
Oct 4
Oscar Wilde and the Beauty of Uselessness
Oscar Wilde and the Beauty of Uselessness
Art should entertain, not teach
Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
Oct 1
‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe
‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe
Poem perusal
T. Cagliari
Sep 30
Literary Criticism: The Importance of Criticising Writers
Literary Criticism: The Importance of Criticising Writers
Why being criticised is uncomfortable but extremely necessary
T. Cagliari
Sep 29
Why Edith Wharton Still Matters
Why Edith Wharton Still Matters
The first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction is one of the great novelists of tribalism in American life
Janice Harayda
Sep 28
Kelpies, Korrigans and Catacombs: A Brief Introduction to Supernatural Scotland
Kelpies, Korrigans and Catacombs: A Brief Introduction to Supernatural Scotland
Is that just the whisky kicking in, or is this place haunted?
Nick Hart
Sep 27
Sontag’s Warning: Stop Interpreting Art and Start Feeling It
Sontag’s Warning: Stop Interpreting Art and Start Feeling It
Focus on form over content
Elan Kesilman-Davin, Ph.D.
Sep 26
The Book Review — The Legend of Mother Sarah
The Book Review — The Legend of Mother Sarah
One of the most influential works of manga, which was an inspiration for future generations and one of the pioneers in crossing the…
Alejandro Orradre
Sep 26
Life as Prose, an Equation, or a Clock
Life as Prose, an Equation, or a Clock
The choice is yours
Douglas Giles, PhD
Sep 26
‘Captain Midnight’ — My First ‘Big Little Book’
‘Captain Midnight’ — My First ‘Big Little Book’
It was an odd reading experience
Evan Purcell
Sep 24
Impostors And Doppelgangers
Impostors And Doppelgangers
The “double-walking” in Rudyard Kipling’s best-known poem
Marc Barham
Sep 24
Secrets Behind Being A Writer
Secrets Behind Being A Writer
Art is not just about writing for writing’s sake
Afashima Moses
Sep 22
How Nic Sheff’s “Tweaked: Growing Up On Methamphetamines” Inspired Me To Write
How Nic Sheff’s “Tweaked: Growing Up On Methamphetamines” Inspired Me To Write
And get sober
Patrick Meowler
Sep 20
The Book Review — ‘Tomás Nevinson’
The Book Review — ‘Tomás Nevinson’
The latest explosion of Spanish literary genius is a monumental and profound novel about some of the dark corners of the human soul. It is…
Alejandro Orradre
Sep 17
Notes on Caleb Femi’s ‘The Wickedest’, a Triumphant, Daring Poetry Collection
Notes on Caleb Femi’s ‘The Wickedest’, a Triumphant, Daring Poetry Collection
‘The Wickedest’, set entirely at a house party in London, is grief-stricken yet celebratory, stylistically versatile and absorbing
Reece Beckett
Sep 13
Apparently There Are Two Rs in Strawberry
Apparently There Are Two Rs in Strawberry
How relying on Chat GPT is dumbing us down
Aurore Sibley
Sep 13
The Book Is Dead: Long Live the Book
The Book Is Dead: Long Live the Book
An essay contemplating the changing face of literature
Ani Eldritch
Sep 10
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