Category: Literature

In Land Sickness by Nikolaj Schultz, we are taken on a journey that is both deeply personal and universally significant. As a heatwave engulfs Paris, the protagonist finds himself disoriented and disconnected from his usual reality by the brutal effects of climate change. Unable to escape the suffocating heat or the gnawing anxiety it brings,… Continue reading A new school of Philosophy comes to fruition in Land Sickness by Nikolaj Schultz

“I would be miserable cranking out a book every three or four years,” Donna Tartt mentioned offhandedly to The Telegraph, when asked about the ten years between the releases of her three books shortly after the release of The Goldfinch in 2013. With clockwork timing, May 2023 saw fans adamant that Tartt had a release… Continue reading The cult of irony: Donna Tartt’s 2023 release that didn’t exist

The Penguin Modern Classics is not only an essential guide to twentieth century literature across the world but a continuous journey in which each flick of the page leads to a new culture and era of literature, with books enticingly shining their cover designs at you shouting, read me! Showcasing every title published in the… Continue reading The Penguin Modern Classics Book: A delight for all bibliophiles

As of June 2023, the Forward Poetry Prizes will award the first literary prize for spoken word poets,with a best spoken poem category being awarded alongside the best written poem category. But, why has it taken this long for spoken word poetry to gain this recognition and why now?  Currently, the standard for poetry at… Continue reading Why we stopped listening to spoken poetry – and then tuned back in