A Novel Idea- WhYAA?

As a literature student, there are plenty of times I’ve been asked what my favourite book is. Whether it’s during … More

The Reader’s Guilt

Okay, picture this: you’re walking down the street on a day like any other and you spot from the other … More

In Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’, a daemon is an external part of every person, in the form of an … More

Summer 2013, Cork, Ireland. I’m in my favourite room in my favourite house – my grandmother’s library. It’s teeming with … More

As someone who loves books, getting them as a present can nevertheless be a horrible experience. Because unfortunately, books seem … More

Summer is here, accompanied by freedom and bliss. I think we all know the feeling. After months of stretching our … More

Stories can be found everywhere…in the people we pass on the streets, in places, times, in our friends and family, … More

My primary school was destroyed during the Clydebank Blitz of the Second World War. The 1960’s rebuild which I attended … More