Literary characters with disabilities
On World Book Day 2019, authors and screenwriters came forward calling for more diversity in children’s books, so young people…
Peacock Poetry Prize
The annual arts festival, Brighton Festival, will be returning to Brighton this May, commencing from 4 May until the 28…
Vashti Hardy, the Brighton author shortlisted for Waterstones award
One of Brighton’s local talents, Vashti Hardy, has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 for her debut…
Books to inspire you on International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than sitting down and reading some truly inspiring feminist…
Two Nobel prizes in literature to be awarded this year
After the 2018 Nobel prize in literature was postponed, following a sexual scandal within the Swedish Academy, the organisation who…
Get ready for World Book Day 2019
This year’s World Book Day will take place on Thursday 7 March, with schools all around Brighton participating in this…
Local creatives shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 is fast approaching and the shortlist has been announced for this yearly children’s fiction…
The rising genre of online book clubs
With technology constantly advancing and on the rise, reading and writing has began to turn towards technology, with Kindles and…
Jessie Burton’s feminisation of history
English author Jessie Burton has made a rapid rise to success over the past few years, writing numerous unique novels…
Essential reads to get you in the festive spirit
It’s that time of the year again. You’re left staring at the halloween costume hung up in the corner of…
Christmas classics that were initially books
Nothing feels more Christmassy than curling up in front of a cheesy Christmas film, with a mug of hot chocolate,…
Milkman – the novel of the year?
Since winning the 50th Man Booker Prize for fiction, the demand for Anna Burns’ novel Milkman has been consistently on…
Chris Riddell Illustrates for Students at University of Sussex Library
Brighton illustrator Chris Riddell visited the University of Sussex on Thursday 29 November with a busy day of drawing in…
A poetic evening with Chris Riddell and A.F Harrold
On 22 November, Waterstones Brighton hosted Poems to Live your Life by: An Evening with Chris Riddell, where poet A.F…
The Stanza rebrands as Offshoot
With The University of Sussex’s popular online magazine, The Stanza, rebranding this year under the new name Offshoot, they have many new…
What is The Keep?
Many Sussex students are not aware of what The Keep is, despite it being quite literally on our doorstep. The…
New posthumous collection celebrates the vision of Mark Fisher
k-punk – The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher, edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by music…
Thrilling Feminist Dystopias
The production of dystopian fiction has rapidly expanded over the past twenty years, with young adult dystopian trilogies, such as…
BAME Representation: Darren Chetty and Lacking Representation in Literature
I came across Darren Chetty, a teacher and author based in London, when reading the 2016 Readers Choice Award…
Full Discussion with Little Green Pig
We got the chance to talk to Catherine from Brighton & Hove’s local organisation, Little Green Pig, who work with…