Afua Hirsh’s Brit(ish)
Published in 2018, Afua Hirsh’s Brit(ish) reveals the uncomfortable truth about what it means to be a person of colour in Britain today. Both personal and political, Brit(ish) is a…
A note on graphic novels: A guide to some of the best graphic novels on the market now
The term ‘graphic novel’ has, for a long time, been used loosely around the fringes of the literary society. While in the world of comics certain graphic novels throw titian…
‘The Goldfinch’: are some novels best left untouched?
First published in 2013, Donna Tartt’s epic coming-of-age novel has attracted a large literary following. The Goldfinch was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 and was selected as…
5 alternative campus study spaces
During term time, it can often be difficult to find a study space on campus, especially during the lead up to exams and assessment periods. Although the library is the…
‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney
Irish author Sally Rooney’s second novel Normal People follows the lives of two students, Marianne and Connell, as they transition from high school in rural Ireland to university life in…