by Laura Austin As an English student, I can see first-hand how easily screens, and particularly my mobile phone, distract me from my reading. Why focus on a single page when I […]
To Read, or Not to Read
Write, Edit, Publish – or Upload: Redefining the Boundaries of an Author’s “Work”
The idea that an author’s body of work begins and ends with what they professionally publish is outdated. “What is a work?” asked Michel Foucault – a pertinent question in a society […]
In Defence of Judging a Book by its Cover
The cliché is ingrained in our minds as children by adults encouraging us to be open-minded. Though it is not meant to extend to actual books, rather to judging any new thing […]
Libraries: The gateway to reading
How the closure of thousands of libraries could affect generations of readers to come Mass library closures in the last 5 years across the UK have raised the question of how people […]
The Literary Art of the Lonely Heart
Let’s look at Personal Ads differently. Not as despondent pleas full of acronyms and cliches, but as literature, tiny poems. Look at them as the entirety of a person and everything they […]
Reading Blind
by Eleanor Collins It is time to “see differently” when it comes to the ebook – not as literature’s villain, but as the people’s hero. When attacking the ebook many cite the physical and […]
Whose book is it anyway?
A discussion on modern publishing with FEM Press founder Georgia Mitchell. When she came across poetry collective 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE, Georgia knew she’d found what she was looking for. She […]
Tiny Texts and Scholarly Snootiness: Should Literary Summaries be Respected?
by Flora Dempsey Being ‘well-read’ – whatever this means – is a quality many aspire to and few achieve. The epithet indicates that you’re intellectual, informed and, importantly, interesting. A YouGov survey reveals […]
Poetry by Drone: Literature and the Digital Age
Micah MacKay Twitter: @micahmackay The digital age is upon us. Every day, our eyes flick from phone to computer to television screen. Technology is now ingrained into our society, permeating nearly every […]
Prison Literature – Part 3: Ethical & Commercial Barriers
Bramina Braet In the twenty-first century, many prisons offer writing programs for the estimated nine million people around the world who are incarcerated. Prison writing programs provide inmates with an avenue to […]
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