A Review of Laurie Matthes’ Groomed
Laurie Matthews is an internationally recognized campaigner against violence. She has founded multiple charities and won many awards for her works in support of…
Literature
A Review of Robert Nye’s Beowulf
If you like the Lord of the Rings, you might be interested in this novel, set in ancient times about good versus evil and…
5 Short Stories for 5 Different Moods
Many of us struggle to cope with the pressure of university life. Our mood ranges from one extreme to another everyday. Reading can be…
How Can Negative Capability Help Your Writing?
You’re walking down the street after a night out with your friends, and suddenly, a bulb lights up in your mind. That problem you’ve…
Happy Literature: An Impossibility?
There is a common saying that goes ‘Great art comes from great pain’. Being an Art major and aspiring writer, I have heard this…
“Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee” – Albert Camus
That is the question that has been pondered long and hard by writers in this list. Although, they chose the former, their words live…
Tragedy: Tracing the Roots of a Genre
What do Macbeth, Titanic and Schindler’s List all have in common? They all fall under the genre of tragedy, defined by the Oxford Dictionary…
Discovering Feminist Literature: 20th Century
As promised, Part 2 is finally here! Part 1 lists female authors whose fictional works laid out the foundations of feminism, despite the systemic challenges…
What has Marvel Comics taught us?
We all love our superheroes. With everyone impatiently waiting for the next Avengers film (after the emotional heartache we went through with Avengers: Infinity…
The Kite Runner: A Book Review
I had a love-hate relationship with kite flying as a kid. It was always so hard to get the flimsy thing flying above shoulder…