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Gillian Choy
Dec 12, 20243 min read
National Theatre Review: 'Ballet Shoes' Soars Above the Stage
The stellar performances from everyone in the cast are everything: moving, humorous, and uplifting.
Lara Mae Simpson
Feb 19, 20245 min read
Challenging Narratives About The North: 'Pity' by Andrew McMillan at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Sophie Davidson, courtesy of Southbank Centre 2024 is the year of The North. With many new books coming out featuring Northern...
Lara Mae Simpson
Oct 11, 20224 min read
She and Her Cat: Makoto Shinkai’s Debut Novel Review
Nobody captures life’s beauty like Makoto Shinkai. I remember watching Your Name in the cinema in 2016, completely mesmerised by the...
Bianca Layog
Sep 19, 20224 min read
The Promise of Escape: Reviewing Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Mizuki Tsujimura’s Lonely Castle in the Mirror follows Kokoro, a 7th grader at Yukishina No. 5 Junior High School. After having been...
Holly Cornall
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Queer Voices at Foyles
To celebrate Pride month, Foyles hosted an evening with four brilliant queer authors to explore the power of their voices within the...
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Reviewing Bea Setton's Berlin - The New Sally Rooney?
Bea Setton’s debut novel, Berlin, is definitely one for this year’s “hot girl summer” reading list. The novel follows unreliable narrator...
Bianca Layog
Jul 29, 20223 min read
In Book Company: A Conversation with Elif Bautman
Adolescence is a strange creature.. The longest days stretch out as if intent on making you realise your misery, and yet time seems to...
Holly Cornall
Jun 30, 20222 min read
A Novel in Verse: Reviewing Louisa Reid's The Poet
The Poet is a novel that tackles several complex and emotional topics, including abusive relationships and imposter syndrome at...
Kristyna Jelinkova
Jun 9, 20223 min read
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley - A Spellbinding Debut
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley, a spellbinding debut novel by Sean Lusk, offers a mesmerising tale full of magic, wonder, and...
Kathryn O'Rourke
Apr 27, 20224 min read
The Island of Missing Trees: Elif Shafak at The Trouble Club
The room on the 5th floor of AllBright had an intimate feeling. Potted plants hung from the skylights in the ceiling and a small crowd...
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