Fiona Murphy, Dublin City University There’s a particular kind of story that’s rarely executed well – one without heroes, without lessons, without even the cold comfort of a villain you can...
Few sci-fi stories feel more relevant today than Ready Player One. Ernest Cline’s nostalgia-drenched novel and Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster adaptation of it offer a vivid vision of a...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
“But this is for the Emperor. It must be done.” As far as WWII horrors go, we don’t hear often enough about what Imperial Japan inflicted on Australian POWs. Richard Flanagan’s novel, The...
Spring is here, and with it comes longer days, brighter colors and the inevitable urge to renew our reading. This season, which welcomes rebirth and lightness, becomes the perfect setting for reading...
When it comes to legendary love stories, surely Romeo and Juliet reigns supreme - or does it? My husband insists it’s not a love story at all, just a very stylish tragedy. But regardless of how you...
Vincent Straub, University of Oxford; Joanna Nadin, University of Bristol; Michael Joseph Richardson, Newcastle University; Robert Walker, University of Stirling, and Sarah Moore Fitzgerald,...
Sometimes you’re just itching to read a new book, but nothing’s catching your attention. Or, let’s face it, you’re broke and already feel guilty about your TBR pile that’s staring at you...
Tim Atkins, University of East London Back in the liberal-compared-to-now days of the Ronald Reagan administration, a rapper named Brother D released a single that asked the question: “How we gonna...
In the history of literature, many women writers used male pseudonyms to be accepted by an industry that underestimated the quality of their work. These pseudonyms gave credibility and served as...
