Young People’s Writing Recognised
It’s Booker season again, as the long list for this year’s prize has just been announced. It is an international […]
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Exploring Literature for A Level Study
Sittenfeld’s US Politics and Life
This week, we return to Harry, who is becoming a regular columnist. This time he invites us to consider US […]
Read more →Writing and Division
Let’s start this week by writing about writing. When a writer as renowned as Michael Morpurgo says that being able […]
Read more →Joyce and Bloomsday
We are a little bit late, but perhaps some of you noticed that 16 June was Bloomsday. Those who didn’t […]
Read more →Shape-Shifting Bruce Chatwin
‘On 1 February 1984, an Englishman with a rucksack and walking-boots strides into a bungalow in the Irene district of […]
Read more →Beyond Brokeback – Annie Proulx
“There’s a point in your life when you quit expecting wonderful and delightful things to happen to you, and I […]
Read more →The Magic of Books and John Donne
William Caxton, an English businessman and diplomat, was based for much of his time in Europe. After seeing printing presses […]
Read more →Free Speech, Banned Books
Free speech is a central tenet of democracies; everyone must be able to express their opinions, disagree and debate, even […]
Read more →Ukrainian Fiction and Non-Fiction
Apart from an allusion in Arthur’s post in March, we haven’t mentioned Ukraine. I was driving through a small Welsh […]
Read more →The Challenging Drama of Harold Pinter
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter is a remarkable play. It is staged quite frequently, and I have seen it in […]
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