On Tuesday 12 November, Samantha Harvey’s 5 th novel Orbital was announced as the winner of the Booker Prize 2024 in Old Billingsgate, London. The ceremony was livestreamed on YouTube and broadcast in ...

Sally Rooney has been circulating the book charts recently, due to the release of her novel, Intermezzo. Amid all the hype, I couldn’t forget Rooney’s most notable book, Normal People. With over one ...

Square Enix, the Japanese video game conglomerate behind franchises such as Life is Strange, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy, will reportedly move away from platform exclusivity. Yoshida’s comments ...

Tyler, The Creator’s self-released mixtape marries homegrown, minimalist production with acerbic, aggro lyrics. Framed as a session with his therapist, Bastard depicts a tortured psyche plagued with ...

Witches have long been depicted as villains in society, whether they’re scheming and plotting in children’s fairytales, or casting curses and hexes in supernatural horror films. However, although ...

Billy Joel’s extensive discography features a lot of both real and fictional places. With another world tour coming up, we decided to look back and explore some of the places Joel has already visited ...

Pet Shop Boys have released a new double A-side single, ‘New London Boy / All the young dudes’. The two tracks offer a thematic exploration of London, capturing the period when Neil Tennant first ...

Brilliant lead performances, witty set pieces, and cleverly constructed plot twists ensure BBC One’s new puzzle-themed cosy crime series barely puts a foot wrong. It may seem counterintuitive to begin ...

Lee Tamahori’s picture of faith in war-torn Aotearoa is a conventional period drama elevated by its quietly grounded central performances. The Convert begins in 1830, and follows Thomas Munro (Guy ...

Manchester. It’s a place that’s hard to beat when it comes to the successes of its musical offspring. There’s Oasis, The Smiths, Joy Division and, since 2006, Courteeners. 18 years, 5 albums, and the ...

The Excluded Voices report shows that, even when representation is present, it is not by Own Voice creators. An Own Voice creator offers confidence that the worlds created or described in a book are ...