New Year, New Chapter
Two of our writers reveal their bookish aspirations for the next year
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Jessica Devine
Wedges? Heels? No thanks, I’ll take Boots…
Strapped for cash not to worry, Jess Devine shares her tips for getting the best stocking fillers without breaking the bank.
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The Best Foreign Horror Films
13 Boar writers give their picks for the best horror films not made in the UK & USA. Prepare to be indulged in a symphony of fear and terror
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Books I Hate That Everyone Loves
Our writers reel and rant about writing that they think is all wrong
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Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] is a hilarious romp through the bard's works. Jess Devine reviews the show.
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Jess Devine Wants Her Hat Back!
Jessica Devine celebrates Children's Book Week with her favourite bear
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Kiss me, kill me: Othello at the National Theatre
Jess Devine reviews this clever and cool production of Othello that strips the play of both glamour and melodrama, transporting you to a very present and real world in which Iago’s quest for revenge takes centre stage. This is Hynter at his best.
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About Time
Jess Devine dives into the rom-com return from the famed writer of Love Actually
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Unlikely yet brilliant beach reads
Jessica Devine shares her pick of the best bewildering beach reads for your summer holiday
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Guide to: The Desmond Elliot Prize
Jess Devine takes us through all the nominations on this year’s shortlist of writers
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Children’s Laureate: Not just for kids
Jess Devine tell us about the new Children's Laureate and explains why children's fiction should be enjoyed by all
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RENT: Review
Jess Devine ‘rents’ out a seat for one night only, to see Music Theatre Warwick’s raw and emotional production of RENT, a rock opera set in New York’s East Village in the 1980s.
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I Need a Heroine!: Girls need more than Granger
Jessica Devine reveals the worrying lack of independent female heroines in Children's Literature, and the damaging effect this could have on young readers...
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