The anniversary of Plath’s death is a chance to reflect again on the reciprocity of these two factions

The new ‘chick-lit’ image undermines the novel’s integrity, but can all be forgiven if it reaches a wider readership?

The latest release from New York Times bestselling author John Green takes an affectionate and affecting look at teens suffering with cancer

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Count down your days with a quote and a tune

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Ella Westall recommends curling up for a few hours with coffee, cake, and old books at The Art of Tea

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Ross Graham explores the parallels between Murakami’s evocation of ‘60s students life in Norweigian Wood and 21st century student life…

New publications in 2013 suggest there is much to be optimistic about in literature

Cuts have left public libraries struggling to survive. Will they make it? And what will it mean if they don’t?

Following up last week’s contribution from Manchester Uni’s Comic Collective, Tobias Weinald traces the development of a truly collective society

Do you judge people by the covers of their books? If you do you, remember they may return the favour

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Lisa Quirke reminds us that reading is not just a means to a numerically valuated end

Author Paulo Coelho’s blog shoots straight to the heart of your internet life

Aidan Gregory charts his top war literature picks

The Comic Collective provides some anime classics, in the form of both film and book, to usher in new fans

As the worlds of dusty books and shiny screens collide, is the future of fiction lost? Twitter suggests not.

The Creative Writing Professor is proving a major draw for the University and its Centre for New Writing