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INTERVIEW- Pamela Druckerman sneaks to the left

"Playing away? Having a bit on the side?” These are common enough phrases to describe a bit of infidelity. But the Dutch “go strange” the Swedes “Sneak to the left” and the Israelis ‘’eat on the side”. [Full Article]

The unfortunate B.S Johnson

Numerous literary phenomena are forgotten with every passing decade. Authors once celebrated for innovations in the field of literature now falter in the face of republication. [Full Article]

REVIEW- C. J Sansom's latest historical novel

Sansom meticulously depicts Tudor London to create an atmospheric and fascinating context in which the action takes place. [Full Article]

STORYTIME- Little Red Riding Hood

The suffragettes fought and died for womens rights, Emily Wilding Davidson walked out in front of the kings horses at Epsom, bombs in post boxes, all for nothing it seems as we teach our young that women are defenceless, and subjected to Male whims. [Full Article]

REVIEW- Dave Eggers' new novel

An everyday morning in the Student Direct: Mancunion office, uncoloured by novelty or pleasure; hours of essaying in John Rylands to look forward to; and a slump towards another packed lunch furtively eaten in the Veggie Cafe – but –– wait! What’s this in the literature inbox? The new book by Dave Eggers – oh my, oh my, delight of delights! [Full Article]

REVIEW- One day is an amazing love story

When I looked this book up on the Amazon website, I found an astonishing number of rave reviews with exclamation marks galore. ‘THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!’ the ‘ultimate zeitgeist love story’ [Full Article]

REVIEW- Lacan for beginners

The complex idioms Lacan engages with are difficult enough for people outside the iPod generation, let alone those of us trapped within it. [Full Article]

REVIEW- Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow

This novel is more of a feeling than anything else. Feeling of coldness, blinding whiteness and some fantastic warmness in between the two. [Full Article]

REVIEW- The Year of the Flood

The world as we know it has been destroyed in a 'waterless flood', predicted by God's Gardeners, a green Christian cult, and left few survivors. [Full Article]