Ruining Great Books: Movie-Tie In Covers
The Edge Editor Sam Pegg discusses why original book covers are so much better than movie tie-ins.
Browsing: Literature
Review: Forgive Us by E. T. Gunnarsson
Georgie Holmes reviews the action-packed, post-apocalyptic novel by E.T. Gunnarsson.
The Greatest Sports Books
Books about fantastic athletes, teams, or sports eras are an incredibly fascinating read. To be…
The Remainder and Historical Memory
How do you live with a trauma that you can neither remember nor forget? Everyone…
Hidden Gems: James Baldwin’s Another Country
It seems that, recently, James Baldwin and his work have had something of a renaissance,…
Our Teenage Fixations
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins Considering that the first two film adaptations of the…
Books Into TV: Our Adaptation Wishlist
Edge writers discuss what books they’d love to see adapted to TV.
Review: Brian Bilston’s ‘Alexa, What is There to Know About Love?’
Poetry often has the reputation of pretentious writers twiddling a quill in their study, brewing…
The Edge’s Favourite Childhood Books
Our writers share the books that have stayed with them since childhood and why, even…
What Makes a Good Book?
What makes a good book? Is it all about the narrative? The characters? The escapism/realism?…
‘All I’ve ever wanted to do is make people laugh’ – An Interview With Callum Holgate
University of Southampton student, Callum Holgate, is a third-year English student publishing his first book…
“Shades of Auburn Amber”: My Autumn Reading List
Sam Pegg shares his collection of Autumn reads and why they make the season extra enjoyable.
Phantom of the Opera: ‘Love, Intrigue and Jealousy’
Louise Chase brings light to the origins of ‘Phantom of the Opera’.
My Sweet Orange Tree: ‘Oliver Twist in the Streets of Urban Brazil’
Elizabeth Sorrell tells us about the tragic tale of My Sweet Orange Tree that was originally written in Portuguese.