Genre Explorations

Many of us admit to the love of reading, but what about poetry? The golden years to appreciate the best poetry books seem to be our school days. Think hard,...

Lately, I’ve noticed a fascinating split in genre fiction. While there’s still no shortage of lighthearted space adventures, a lot of science fiction novels are exploring a scary post-climate-change future....

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Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey have dropped a contribution by Russell Brand from their forthcoming poetry book after allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse were made about the...

The following is from Julie Myerson's Nonfiction. Myerson is the author of ten novels, including the bestselling Something Might Happen and The Stopped Heart, and three works of nonfiction, including...

The course of true (familial) love rarely runs smooth. Fairy tales may end with ‘happily ever after’, but they decidedly do not begin that way.Fictional families, like families in real...

“The past few years, I’ve gotten to know a patch of the sea very well,” says Marjorie Lotfi, reflecting on her connection to Scotland's landscape. On a cool autumn morning...

“But where did he go?”“Can she see us?”“Why didn’t Pop bring his glasses?”Kids have questions about death, and we don’t always have answers. In fact, we rarely do; we have...