BBC’s The Casual Vacancy, the Sarah Phelps adaptation of J.K Rowling’s 2012 novel, has been awaited with baited breath. The novel was received with considerable critical disdain, so the spotlight has been on Phelps to prevent her own […]
Books: New Review: The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
How could J. K. Rowling’s first ‘book for adults’ ever be received as momentously as the world of Harry Potter; the world we joined the author in dwelling for so many glorious childhood years? […]
Top Five: Survival
Alex Minshall prepares the new arrivals in this pick of the top five books for surviving freshers’ week. 1. Lord of the Flies by William Golding Freshers’ week is nothing like being stranded on […]