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Herself – BFI London Film Festival Review

Finally, she’s had enough. The last beating was the last straw: Sandra (Clare Dunne) and…

Author Letter: Nic Stone on the inspiration behind her YA novel Dear Justyce

In this author letter, published in Dear Justyce, author Nic Stone writes about the inspiration…

My Zoe Review

Geneticist Isabelle (Julie Delpy) and architect James (Richard Armitage) are trapped in a bitter custody…

5 films to watch at BFI London Film Festival 2020

Like every event that has managed to still go ahead in one form or another…

Book Review: Help Yourself by Curtis Sittenfeld

Curtis Sittenfeld has had a busy few years. Her first collection of short stories, You…

Clare Whitfield on the idea behind her dark historical crime novel People of Abandoned Character

The idea for the story, a woman who thinks she might be married to the…

Francine Toon on the Halloween traditions that inspired her debut novel Pine

For many people, especially in England, where I now live, Halloween is just another commercial…

The Bay of Silence Review

Newlyweds Will (Claes Bang) and Rosalind (Olga Kurylenko) live happily together with her twin daughters…

Miss Juneteenth Review

Juneteenth is the annual celebration of the day in 1865 that slaves in Texas were…

Single Review: Andrea – Fighting For

Andrea’s debut single, ‘Fighting For‘ addresses the anxieties of young adult life and is sure…

Book Review: Fire Queen by Joanna Courtney

The story of Shakespeare’s Ophelia is one that most of us will know, even if…

Book Review: The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn

Norwegian writer Agnes Ravatn made waves in the crowded Nordic noir shelves with the understated…