In 1995 when Northern Lights was first published, few could have imagined the impact it would have on the literary world. From our first encounter with Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon as they hid in a ...

“All grown ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.” This quote from The Little Prince, one of the many stories featured in the Princeton University Press’ newly released Worlds of ...

This May, Hay Festival made its return to Wales, bringing the ‘world’s first book festival’ back to the UK for another successful year. Described as a festival of ‘stories, ideas, and new ...

A retro ‘80s environment bears witness to a quartet of different stories intertwining as one in Freaky Tales. Riding the line between stylish and cheesy, there is a lot to love on this ...

Let’s play a word association game, shall we. If I say ‘model’, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Perhaps you think of a tall, leggy Victoria’s secret model. Maybe you think of ...

Sometimes the most difficult thing about writing is getting started. A writer may have an idea about how they want their story to end but they may not know where, or even how to begin. There is no ...

Sally Rooney has been circulating the book charts recently, due to the release of her novel, Intermezzo. Amid all the hype, I couldn’t forget Rooney’s most notable book, Normal People. With over one ...

There is something of an elegant neatness to Sasha Dugdale’s most recent collection of poetry, The Strongbox. It is a slender book, in which not a word feels extraneous and internal characterisation ...

In literature, film, television, and beyond, one trope continues to capture hearts across cultures and generations: the “Found Family.” Whether it’s a ragtag group of misfits on a spaceship, a gang of ...

Set in an impoverished district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian director Zoljargal Purevdash’s first feature portrays a young teenager striving for a better future thanks to his talent in physics. Purevdash ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our higher education institutions is proceeding with startling speed. Universities, once deliberate and reflective spaces, are now scrambling to ...

A group of New Yorkers have their late-night commute on the Staten Island Ferry brutally interrupted by an unlikely foe: a mouse with an appetite for murderous mayhem and a murky connection to the ...