Letters of Note: why is written correspondence so compelling?
Despite the decline in written correspondence, we still find letters compelling. The account ‘@LettersOfNote’ has 607.7k followers on X, formerly Twitter, and 184k on Instagram. We are drawn to the…
The New York Times Book Review announces their 10 Best Books of 2023
The New York Times Book Review has released their highly anticipated list of the 10 Best Books of 2023. The list includes five fiction and five nonfiction titles, listed in…
The Christmas book gift guide
By giving someone you love a book, you’re giving them the opportunity for an adventure, an escape, or a ticket into a whole new world. Here’s six recommendations of thoughtful…
Wintry literature: recommendations to embrace the cold
December is here, bringing with it the shortest and coldest of days. But fear not: these books are the literary equivalent of warming your hands by an open log fire,…
Finding solace in fantasy literature
It starts with a rabbit that’s terribly late. A girl discovering a snowy magical world through a wardrobe. Or maybe a boy who finds out he’s a wizard, or another…
Poem: Second-generation Immigrant
I was born here; I went to school here; I have the maroon coloured passport that says Nationality: German. German is my mother tongue, but it is not my mother’s…
Review: An Audience with Dolly Alderton
On Sunday 19 November, Edinburgh’s Usher Hall was treated to a reunion of the High Low podcast with An Audience with Dolly Alderton, interviewed by her former co-host, Pandora Sykes.…
Book Review: Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Good Material, Dolly Alderton’s second novel, is a bittersweet deep dive into heartbreak. It follows thirty-something, mildly successful comedian Andy as he tries to process and understand why his long-term…