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Moon, 66 Questions – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

After her estranged father Paris (Lazaros Georgakopoulos) suffers a debilitating stroke, his grown daughter Artemis…

Don’t Interrogate Inspiration, Just Grab It

Shady Hollow takes place in a charming community made up of woodland creatures who all…

Marina McCarron on love and never being in love with a person

I have never fallen in love. Not with a person, at least. Yes, I have…

Book Review: The Dictator’s Wife by Freya Berry

Freya Berry’s debut novel, The Dictator’s Wife, is a book fraught with uncomfortable realities buried…

Anaïs in Love – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

‘Who are you Anaïs? Where did you spring from?’ Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier) is always running…

Silent Land – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Review

Adam (Dobromir Dymecki) and Anna (Agnieszka Żulewska), a rich and beautiful Polish couple, rent a…

Zoë Somerville on folklore and superstition in The Marsh House

When I was at infants school I vividly remember listening to an oral storyteller tell…

G.R. Macallister’s Top 10 Fictional Queens

From C.S. Lewis to Lev Grossman, writers across the years have created memorable female monarchs…

Menna van Praag on writing a portal fantasy novel

I’ve always been a great fan of Neil Gaiman, but I didn’t read Neverwhere until…

Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh

Inspired by the classic Korean legend, The Tale of Shim Cheong, Axie Oh’s The Girl…

Book Review: Only A Monster by Vanessa Len

When an author promises ‘enemies to lovers, hot, ruthless monsters, a hero antagonist, a magical…

Josie Silver on the inspiration behind One Night on the Island

Cleo, the main character in One Night on the Island, is a jaded dating columnist…