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Book Review: The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

Some books are written with the intention of making readers think differently about the world…

C. G. Moore on writing in verse

I get asked a lot whether I prefer writing in verse or prose and I…

Book Review: Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Packed with twists, turns and an ever-present unsettling undertone, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé‘s second novel Where Sleeping…

Ally Carter: Things you can’t forget about amnesia

Hi. I’m Ally, and I’m addicted to amnesia stories. *Support group chimes*: “Hi, Ally.” Amnesia…

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: The best of the rest of the fest

Another year, another cinematic feast laid on by the Glasgow Film Festival – too many…

The Home Game – Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review

In 1996, the small Icelandic town of Hellissandur (current population: 369) entered a team into…

Sorry/Not Sorry – Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review

In November 2017, just one month after the news of Harvey Weinstein’s abuses broke in…

Book Review: The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert

Weaving the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl with a town full of dark secrets…

The Teacher – Glasgow Film Festival Review

Basem (Saleh Bakri) is a Palestinian English teacher, trying to shepherd his young charges through…

Bleeding Love – Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review

There are some films that are enhanced by their stunt casting. Then there are the…

Lousy Carter – Glasgow Film Festival 2024 Review

Lousy Carter (David Krumholtz) is waiting for the doctor. When he finally turns up, he…

Rachel Wolf on characters we love to hate

Iago, Logan Roy, Nurse Ratched, Patrick Bateman, Annie Wilkes… There’s nothing like a compelling villain…