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Book Review: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
“A novel that is as rich in its fantastical character depth as it is in its history of Liberia and slavery” – a CUB must-read! For my final review […]
Inkpot: Hi
This very short story is once again inspired by Lydia Davis’ Can’t and Won’t. Her writing is weird, quirky, funny and doesn’t make sense at all sometimes. I hope mine […]
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
“Nearly everything I know about love, I’ve learnt from my long-term friendships with women.” Dolly Alderton is a journalist and writer who published her debut novel, Everything I Know About […]
Step by Step by Simon Reeve
You may have seen globetrotting TV adventurer Simon Reeve on your screens as part of the countless travel documentaries he has filmed for the BBC. But whether or not you […]
I am a broken woman with a dark secret that has to be held together so that no one else I love dies (except for me)
I went to my therapist to say that I’m queer She said she deals with Muslim men and their homosexual desires And I said ‘little boys’ — On a tv […]
Forbidden romance, vampires, and feminism- the history behind gothic fiction
Said to be one of the pioneers of gothic fiction, Ann Radcliffe published The Mysteries of Udolpho in 1794 and earned £500 from this publication. With The Mysteries of Udolpho, […]
Books to fill the Game of Thrones void
Game of Thrones has finished and if you’re wondering what to do with the Westeros shaped hole in your life, you’ve clicked on the right article. We’ve loved the immersive […]
Inkpot: You & I
I wrote this piece to portray the voices in our heads: one bad and one good. These voices may appear from something someone once said or you overhead, whether it […]
Book Review: The Peace Machine by Özgür Mumcu
“An unusual but thought-provoking novel about human nature’s desire for conflict” The twentieth century dawns and the world stands on the brink of yet another bloody war. But what […]