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Anarchist Book Festival 2022

Anarchist Book Festival 2022

Intrigued to learn more about the Anarchist Book Festival? This community driven book pop up not only introduced me to the world of of Anarchist literature, but more how literature in the 21st century can help prompt change

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Alice Sebold Memoir: The changing narrative of racism, activism and sexual violence

Alice Sebold Memoir: The changing narrative of racism, activism and sexual violence

Trigger Warning: Discusses rape and sexual violence  Alice Sebold was a college student when she was raped. She was an 18-year-old at Syracuse University when that one night changed her life forever. However, it also ruined that of Anthony Broadwater. After being convicted of Sebold’s rape in 1982, he was later found innocent and exonerated […]

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Review: Homage to Catalonia

Review: Homage to Catalonia

Joshua Whitehead reviews Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia

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Gabriel Garcia Márquez: Love and solitude

Gabriel Garcia Márquez: Love and solitude

Books Editor Shaheena discusses the dynamic between romance and solitude in One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Writer Sam Bronheim reviews Celeste Ng’s New York Times bestseller and its exploration of the multiple roles of women

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Coffee4Craig charity book appeal

Coffee4Craig charity book appeal

Coffee4CCraig CEOs Risha and Hendrix are looking for book donations at their daily drop-in centre

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Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: An Art Book

Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: An Art Book

The second collaboration between the award-winning graphic artist and the music icon

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A Student Life: David Jacob, co-author of ‘Uni Lifehacks’

David Jacob owns two companies and has recently had his first book ‘Uni Lifehacks’ published. Kizzy Bray talks to the UoM third year at the very start of his newfound career to find out how his new release was made possible

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Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry A. Coyne

Jay Fagerberg recommends this rather small and unassuming book to the truly passionate evolution geek or the Hermione-esque student who wants to impress their teacher, as it is jam-packed with facts and features on the theory of evolution

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The Book vs. the Kindle

With the ever looming start of term approaching fast how are you going to be catching up on your reading?

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Books every foodie should read: #2

With an abundance of gastronomic literature on offer, Maddy Hubbard takes us through the essentials. This week: Jeffrey Steingarten.

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Review: Frontline by David Loyn

Frontline chronicles the life of freelance television photo agency of the same name.

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‘A Clockwork Orange’ exhibit opens at John Rylands Library

50th anniversary of revolutionary novel celebrated at the John Rylands Library

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Game

We look at a classic text-based adventure in this weeks Retro Corner.

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