Books

Future Perfect author Felicia Yap on how fashion inspires her

I’m a sucker for fine fashion. I have roamed endless designer boutiques in London, New York, Milan, Tokyo and Paris in search of the perfect dress. When I was i... Read More...

Book Review: Shipped by Angie Hockman

If romance novels offer up the best kind of escapism, then Angie Hockman really made certain to go the extra mile with her debut Shipped by taking that romanc... Read More...

Book Review: The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell

When I was just starting out as a writer, I would read Nell Frizzell’s articles on arts and culture and yearn for my writing to be as witty, candid and insightf... Read More...

Book Review: Dog Days by Ericka Waller

Dog Days, the debut novel from Brighton based author Ericka Waller, follows three characters struggling with life. There’s George, who, having thought he’d live... Read More...

March reads: 10 of the best new books published this month

The sun is shining, the daffodils are out, and we can – just about - wander across grass without losing our wellies to a muddy quagmire. Spring’s imminent arriv... Read More...

Jennifer Anton on Mussolini’s Impact on Women and the Danger of History Repeating Itself

In 2006, when I started researching my grandmother’s life in Italy, I knew almost nothing about Benito Mussolini. Fascism was a dusty word that never made it in... Read More...

Book Review: Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi

Twenty year-old Korean-American Jayne is just about holding it together. She lives in a tiny, grotty illegal sublet in Brooklyn, with a man who’s only paid rent... Read More...

Book Review: Land Of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen

The ten stories in Te-Ping Chen’s collection, Land Of Big Numbers, are all about modern life in China. In Lulu, a brother charts the online anti-government acti... Read More...

Comic Review: House of El Book One – The Shadow Threat

In House of El: The Shadow Threat, the first in a new YA graphic novel trilogy from writer Claudia Gray and illustrated by Eric Zawadzki, we’re offered a grou... Read More...

Book Review: Empty Houses by Brenda Navarro

She just looked at her phone for a moment, and he was gone. Daniel’s mother searches everywhere for him, but his vanishing appears to be permanent. So she’s lef... Read More...

Book Review: Last One At The Party by Bethany Clift

The thought of reading about a devastating global pandemic, during an actual global pandemic, isn’t immediately appealing. When so many of us read to escape rea... Read More...

Book Review: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

The first half of 2021 is full of sharp, edge-of-your-seat thrillers that keep readers guessing. One of the best this month is Sarah Pearse’s debut, The Sanator... Read More...

Film

I Blame Society Review

Win cult 60’s classic Catch Us If You Can, plus three more pop musical comedies from Vintage Classics on Blu-ray

Final Days Review

TV

Win A Discovery of Witches Season Two on Blu-ray

It’s A Sin Review

Why you should stop what you’re doing and start watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Music

AC/DC return with ‘Shot in the Dark’

Single Review: Andrea – Fighting For

Spotlight on Matt Marcii and Robbie Hutton

Books

April reads: 10 of the best new books published this month

Book Review: Oculta by Maya Motayne

Krystal Sutherland on Portals and Liminal Spaces in YA

Books

Future Perfect author Felicia Yap on how fashion inspires her

Book Review: Shipped by Angie Hockman

Book Review: The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell

Book Review: Dog Days by Ericka Waller

March reads: 10 of the best new books published this month

Jennifer Anton on Mussolini’s Impact on Women and the Danger of History Repeating Itself

Book Review: Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi

Book Review: Land Of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen

Comic Review: House of El Book One – The Shadow Threat

Book Review: Empty Houses by Brenda Navarro

Book Review: Last One At The Party by Bethany Clift

Book Review: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse