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SUMO: Sprit Weighs Nothing – BFI London Film Festival Review

Sometimes, a documentary will teach you so much about a subject in such a short…

Read an extract from To Dream in Darkness by Ann Liang

China is in the Age of Brilliance, where gods freely wander the three realms. Amongst…

At Night – BFI London Film Festival Review

To be a woman alone in a city at night is traditionally something to fear,…

A Common Story – BFI London Film Festival Review

Erika (Alba Rohrwacher), Mauro (Guido Caprino) and Irene (Ksenia Borzak) are a happy family of…

Read an extract from Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer

With her death foretold, Althea – Thea – only has three years to become what…

Read an extract from Free Falling by Lyla Sage

Clarke Cartwright probably needed to get out more. She just had a lot to do.…

Book Review: The Bestseller by Jenny Knightsby

Couples therapist Helena Salve knows that client confidentiality is the number one rule. But she’s…

Hot Water – BFI London Film Festival Review

Nineteen year-old Daniel (Daniel Zolghadi) has been held back at school twice already – then…

Lindsay Straube: How I Write a Sex Scene

Plenty of people find the amount of sex in my books gratuitous. I find it…

Read an extract from Cursed City by Kate Golden

Welcome back to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense, where the line between hunter and hunted…

How Deep Is Your Love Review

5000 feet below the sea’s surface lives a whole host of beautiful, bizarre beings, many…

Máire Zepf on why verse novels break down barriers for reluctant readers

The first time I opened the pages of a verse novel, I didn’t know what…