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Tales of Book Fairs Past and Present
We look back at another successful (but quite sober) London Book Fair
Lunchtime Drinking, Gin & Tonic & Book Fairs
This month’s news from Wordsworth
James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Sally Minogue salutes James Joyce’s ambitious first novel
Post-Truth : Word of the Year 2016
We consider a new career in falsehood, fabrication and forgery…
Annus Horribilis
Perhaps the best thing we can say about 2016 is that it is nearly over. We look back in anguish.
Mystery Murder and Mayhem at Christmas
David Stuart Davies explores classic detective fiction for tales of dark deeds done at Chrsitmas
OPINION: An apologia for classic horror
These are indeed dark times for horror fans, and not the good kind of dark, filled with nameless fears, catatonic psychological terror, unspeakable dread, or snarling beasties. Parker Lancaster considers the evidence.
Not Your Average Halloween Read: Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’
Fans of vintage horror will find that this short story holds its own against Edgar Allan Poe’s most terrifying tales. Stefania Ciocia has a closer look for us.
How Rudyard Kipling helped make the modern Disney
Parker Lancaster analyses the links between the famous author and the entertainment conglomerate