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Why the His Dark Materials universe has endured for over 30 years In 1995 when Northern Lights was first published, few could have imagined the impact it would have on the […]

Book Review: The Life of Violet // Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf is most often remembered for her death. People might also think of her essays, A Room of One’s O […]

Book Review: The Predicament // William Boyd Following Gabriel Dax’s accidental entry into the world of espionage in Gabriel’s Moon, The Predicament sta […]

Book Review: Domination // Alice Roberts The history and spread of early Christianity, and its impact on European history, has been much written about […]

Book Review: How to Make a Home // Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols When you think of Roman architecture you might think of the ruins of grand temples battered by the midday sun, […]

Book Review: Broccoli Punch // Lee Yuri Lee Yuri’s Broccoli Punch, translated by Amber HJ Kim, is one of those short story collections that rather c […]

We Need To Call Time on Gambling Ads There has been some recent news coverage of the possible sale of Bet365. It is a private company so its current […]

Book Review: "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer" // Norton When you think of advice columns you might have ‘90s fictional portrayals in mind. Of course, you might have a […]

Book Review: Rapture // Emily Maguire From the film Conclave to current events in the Vatican, the papacy now is firmly in the public consciousness. […]

Book Review: Europe without Borders // Isaac Stanley-Becker Stanley-Becker’s Europe without Borders: A History feels particularly timely, which might feel strange for a h […]

Book Review: An Orchid in My Belly Button // Katy Wimhurst It can be hard to imagine writers writing. Paraphernalia so often gets in the way – Hemmingway and his drinks o […]

Book Review: The Study // Andrew Hui The Study, is both an eminently solid explanation of the history of how spaces developed around books in the […]

Poem of the Week: Riversong // Robert Macfarlane and Nick Hayes Poetry is sometimes thought of as a rather static, old-fashioned medium that is only read by poets. It […]

Book Review: Odyssey // Stephen Fry The Odyssey is often thought of as a bit of a slog. The sort of book people think they know but never actually […]

Interview: Shelby Cooke // Film East The Indiependent spoke to Shelby Cooke founder and editor of Film East, which publishes yearly anthologies of […]

Book Review: Literary Journeys // John McMurtrie Stories and travel are inextricably linked. Stories tell of what has, could have, or might happen – they c […]

The Wainwright Prize 2024 Shortlist Announced The Wainwright Prize announced its 2024 shortlist on Wednesday 15 August. The shortlist covers three […]

Interview: Dan Power // AI Literary Review Dan Power is the founding editor of the AI Literary Review. A poet, studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at […]

Poetry Review: AI Literary Review It is easy to think of AI as either a miraculous tool, that will revolutionise our lives, or as an equally […]

The Women’s Prizes 2024 Winners On June 13, 2024 at a live ceremony in Bedford Square Gardens in London, The Women’s Prize Trust announced t […]