The classism of closing libraries
Connie Bernardin explores the decline in public libraries, arguing the preference of readers to buy, rather than borrow, books is rooted in classism.
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Lockdown writes a new chapter for the book industry
Connie Bernardin reports on the rise in book sales in 2020, and the effects that lockdown has had on our reading and book buying habits.
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‘Grief is the Thing With Feathers’ was the perfect book to close 2020
Connie Bernardin recommends Max Porter's 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' as a fitting read to sum up and move on from 2020.
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J.K. Rowling’s ‘Troubled Blood’ is causing trouble
Connie Bernardin looks at the impact J.K. Rowling's newest novel 'Troubled Blood' will have on its readers and the LGBTQ+ community
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‘The Memory Police’: a memorable read?
Connie Bernardin reviews Japanese novel 'The Memory Police' by Yōko Ogawa, noting how the narration and characters made it difficult to become invested in the story
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Books that should be on the big screen
Sometimes a book is just perfect for the big screen, and so some of our writers share with us the books they’d love to see adapted into a films
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How lockdown has affected creative writing
Connie Bernardin shares her personal experience of writing in lockdown and how the instability of her writing habits seem to reflect these strange and unpredictable times
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Around the world in bookshops
In a Travel and Books collab, a few of our writers share their favourite bookshops, from London to as far as Sydney.
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What is the impact of social media on travel?
With the development of apps like Facebook and Instagram, social media has seemingly revolutionised the way we travel. When I was younger, I remember the ordeal of planning family holidays through a travel agent: explaining the type of trip we wanted, laying out our budget and ultimately choosing our destination from a selection presented to us in a catalogue. Today, I struggle to recall the last time I even considered visiting a travel agents. Now my primary travel inspiration comes from social media, as I’m sure it does for many other young people.
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The art of balancing home life with university life
For most people, starting university is their first experience of living away from home. Staying in halls is an amazing way to transition to independent living: learning to cook for yourself, doing your own laundry and generally managing your time however you like, aside from the time you spend studying....
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