Glamorous, Cinematic…Inauthentic? ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, a young journalist named Monique is personally requested to interview a glamorous Old Hollywood...
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- Mar 12
- 2 min
‘Complicated, unorthodox and unapologetic women’: a review of ‘Fiona and Jane’ by Jean Chen Ho
This book overall seats itself comfortably amongst the current literature trend which is focused on exploring the mindset of complicate
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Imaginative Storytelling: Reviewing ‘A Countervailing Theory’ by Toyin Ojih Odutola
Rating: * * * * * In her first-ever UK exhibition, Nigerian-American artist, Toyin Ojih Odutola, does not disappoint. ‘A Countervailing...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 13 min
Nudity, Refugees, The Closet, Adoption and Online Scamming: Caine Prize 2019 Short Stories Review
The Caine Prize for African Writing has come round again! This year marks its 20th award, and the 2019 candidates did not disappoint. The...
- Jun 24, 2019
- 2 min
How to Forget and How to Remember: A Review of ‘Collective Amnesia’ by Koleka Putuma
Koleka Putuma’s debut poetry collection, Collective Amnesia, explores life’s trials for queer black womxn in South Africa. Putuma will be...
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Ode To Bones: A lesbian exploration of feminine beauty depicted in free verse poetry.
‘Head with Broken Pot’ (1942) by Georgia O’Keeffe It was the bones that seduced you. The eyes would be nothing without them; the bones...