De-Stressing with Rob Cowen’s Common Ground
Upon my transfer to Sussex University, I found Robert Cowen’s Common Ground a particularly comforting read. After nearly a year…
Review: Journeying with Grace Nichols
In celebration of Black History Month, Sussex Student Union organised a number of interesting talks and events across October. One…
Shelf Help: The Organisation Encouraging Self-Development
To commemorate to this year’s Mental Health Awareness Day, I found it increasingly difficult to draw attention to just one…
University of Sussex Joins Libraries Week
This coming week marks the celebration of Libraries Week, an event solely dedicated to praising the work of libraries across…
Books Every Fresher Should Read
Starting university comes with both exciting but potentially daunting changes, with both moving away from home and studying at degree…
More Brit(ish) than ever: A review of Afua Hirsch at Brighton Festival
Afua Hirsch’s 2018 book – part memoir, part polemic – provokes mixed feelings. So too did her discussion of the…
What’s wrong with the literary canon?
This elusive and slightly archaic category, ‘the literary canon’ seeps into what we know and what we think we know…
‘Dictator for life’ Xi Jinping bans book about dictatorship
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, now the Chinese ‘dictator for life’, has recently banned Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984 as of…
This week’s must reads : Northlanders and The Ancient Magus Bride
Northlanders by Brian Wood, published by Vertigo This historical epic is the perfect mix of history, Vikings and gore. It is…
The ultimate LGBTQ+ books guide this February
Throughout the month of February, LGBT History Month aims to promote tolerance and spread awareness of the historical and…
‘Fire and Fury’: Personality trumps Policy
Journalist Michael Wolff unveils the character behind the caricature in his book Fire and Fury, revealing deception far beyond president…
The Golden Age of Dystopian Literature
Orwell’s 1984 cult classic is back in fashion these days – bringing nostalgia to a newer, much younger readership. Everything…
Hillary Clinton: What Happened? Review
Hillary Clinton was in the UK in recent weeks, promoting her newly released memoir of the 2016 Presidential Election, ‘What…
Man Booker Prize – Just another prize to be Americanised?
After the much-heated debate in 2014, the rules for the Man Booker took a 360-degree turn from a solely British…
The Handmaid’s Tale – does Hulu do it justice?
Bruce Miller’s Hulu adaptation of award-winning classic ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ has found an upsurge in fans since its release date…