In Conversation With Kim Gordon

JoeRayWApril 24, 2015

Sonic Youth has been a thing of the past for a while now, and it doesn't look to be coming back anytime soon. Each member is busy with their own personal projec...

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Dead Souls Review: The Novel That Wasn’t There

joebernertDecember 7, 2014

Before setting off on this review, I must ask you a favour oh noble friend, that such a gentle soul as yours could hardly refuse. I only ask that you do not jud...

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Book Review: Tina Fey’s Bossypants

Stephanie J MoranNovember 29, 2014

  Tina Fey's autobiography Bossypants is a very self-deprecating extremely funny book. What sets Bossypants apart from other autobiographies is the humo...

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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage – Haruki Murakami

JoeRayWNovember 8, 2014

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami Harvill Secker Release Date: 12th August 2014 Childhood friends don't often stick aro...

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5 Books That Changed My Life

Sophie WoollanOctober 20, 2014

Even with e-books on the rise, plenty of high streets still have a bookshop. Whether it’s a tiny independent one or a well-known brand like Waterstones, it seem...

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Cecelia Ahern – taking fantasy to a whole other level

Sophie WoollanSeptember 28, 2014

Okay so I think just from my Facebook newsfeed it’s safe to say that 2014 has been a year of fantasy – I’m talking about Game of Thrones here. It.is.everywhere....

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Comics I Would Like To See on the Big Screen

Ceri RawlingsSeptember 21, 2014

The comic book industry is still bursting, with new ideas, new characters and gripping stories that still leave adults and children wanting more and more from t...

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Just a Degree or Wild at Heart?

TomStoneSeptember 20, 2014

As a teenager I left school twice, once at 16 to go Sixth Form College, and once at 18 to go to university, and I encountered many different teachers who asked ...

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Stephanie J MoranSeptember 18, 2014

If you aren't afraid of some good old fashioned sentimentality then this is the story for you. Mitch Albom, the super talented writer who gave us the bestsellin...

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Good writing is like…..

noorihafizSeptember 12, 2014

I wish I could tell you that it is going to be an easy ride. Something that won't test you in any way, something that you won't grow frustrated with at times. ...

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The Joy of Old Books

Michael CrosslandSeptember 6, 2014

When you love reading there are very few pleasures in life greater than buying books. I, like many others have found myself spending money I genuinely haven’t g...

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University – what’s on your reading list?

Barry QuinnAugust 22, 2014

Many of you readers will no doubt be starting, or returning to, university in September. Those of you undertaking an English degree are certainly in for a treat...

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The Literary Closet

smhaydenAugust 21, 2014

So, we’ve all been there, right? All your friends are immersed in critical readings of Shakespeare and Spenser, or talking about the merits of Socrates’ philoso...

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25 books that define cool

Social StudentAugust 11, 2014

Let’s abandon the childish notion that reading isn’t cool. We’re grown people here and reading happens to be one of the many ways we enjoy spending a bit of our...

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Funny Middle Aged Harry Potter Books

Social StudentJuly 23, 2014

Yes, we know Harry and Ginny have 3 kids!...

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Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday (and Death)

am77April 24, 2013

A day like yesterday, 449 years ago, in a little town called Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare was born, thus changing the course of Literature and the E...

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Five Books that Will Blow your Mind

Nathan A ThompsonFebruary 22, 2013

University is not just about drinking, going to lectures and discovering that you can save on the washing up by putting your tin of beans directly on the stove ...

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So, you want to publish a book?

writergirlFebruary 12, 2013

We all have goals in life that we wish to fulfil and reach; learning an instrument, speaking a foreign language competently, writing and publishing various work...

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James Fyfe: Fifty Shades of confusion, hilarity and inevitable disappointment

James FyfeAugust 20, 2012

I've done it. I've jumped on the bandwagon, albeit slightly too late, and purchased a copy of what is now the best selling book in British history. When I say p...

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Revolutionary Road: Film Review

clarehogarth_July 30, 2012

 'If being crazy means living life as if it matters, then I don't mind being completely insane'. Adapted in 2008 from book to screen, Revolutionary Road is an ...

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The tale of two brothers

RebeccaCJuly 15, 2012

Here is a story I wrote for the first year of uni back in 2010 - I hope you enjoy it. Can you guess who the brothers are? :)   We splutter as the ...

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Fifty Shades of Grey…women’s porn or women’s lib?

Tasha RapkinJune 28, 2012

In the week of June 4th – June 10th 2012 the Fifty Shades of Grey “x-rated trilogy”, to quote The Daily Mail, took the top three spots of the ten best-selling a...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

clarehogarth_June 5, 2012

So, the trailer has blossomed onto the world of the Internet for all to see, and most to learn about. I am a huge fan of the book and yet was unaware of the tra...

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Review

d_griffindorMay 7, 2012

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) struggles to deal with the loss of his father (Tom Hanks) after the 9/11 attacks in New York. Following the tragedy, he...

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The Hunger Games: Review

d_griffindorApril 6, 2012

You’d be forgiven for thinking that you need to have previously read the books to appreciate The Hunger Games, but you’d have to concede – as I did – that you d...

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Girls Don’t Read Comics

Storm LawsonMarch 12, 2012

You only have to look at Wonder Woman to see she can seriously kick ass. She's a huge Amazonian who can fly, throw heavy objects and even tie you up in a lasso ...

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The top 5 books you might like to read

writergirlMarch 5, 2012

As a final year English undergraduate, I have come across and have had to read a great deal of books and poetry. This is not surprising, however it got me think...

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The Woman in Black: Review

d_griffindorFebruary 19, 2012

The 1983 Susan Hill novel of the same name gets an ominous revival for the big screen, and starring big name Daniel Radcliffe who is intent on showing critics t...

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This book may help

AdmartinFebruary 7, 2012

Hey Stud's, I'm not goin to lie I'm only here because it's cash in hand so this is my weekly gabble. Times are tight in the student community and we are all loo...

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