Hidden Gems: James Baldwin’s Another Country
It seems that, recently, James Baldwin and his work have had something of a renaissance,…
Browsing: Literature
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.
The Master and Margarita: ‘Truly the Creation of a Great Mind’
Alex Read takes us through Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical novel that was published posthumously.
The Odyssey: ‘An Epic Poem of Epic Proportion’
Sophie Young takes us through the popularity and cultural phenomena of the ‘epic’ and the classic Greek tale The Odyssey and its feminist retellings.
“Charmingly Funny and Remarkably Moving” – A Review of Tom Allen’s No Shame
Classic Culture Olivia Dellar introduces you to your brand new favourite comic.
A hilarious whodunnit full of plot twists: A Review of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, known for his prime-time quiz shows, has delved into the world of whodunnit crime novels – Becky Davies tells us more.