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Extract: The Life of Elves by Muriel Barbery
The new book by the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog…
In Praise Of: Kelly Link
Find out why we love the author of Get in Trouble, Pretty Monsters and more…
Afrikult. on Mariama Ba
A profile of Mariama Ba, the award-winning Senegalese author of So Long a Letter and Scarlet Song…
For Books’ Sake Talks to: Rachel B. Glaser
“It’s hard to be your age. There’s maybe too much…
Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees: When gay characters attract death threats
The stories were not ‘big p’ political, but her…
Bringing Forth the BIG MAGIC: Ten Things To Take Away From Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic
Award winning journalist, Christobel Hastings explores the ten greatest creative advice from Elizabeth Gilbert’s inspired self help book, Big Magic
10 Contemporary Short Story Collections to Read
Jane Healey explores the ten phenomenal short story collections from the last ten years. Most of them debut collections, which you might have missed.
Political Animals: Sophie Mayer on Feminist Film Books
Author, poet and film critic Sophie Mayer explores and engages with the variety of feminist cinema through the page.
Michelle Visage teaches us The Diva Rules
MOTHER HAS ARRIVED. The ultimate diva on secrets, sexism, Lady Gaga and Harry Potter…
Where beauty lies in the work of Ama Ata Aidoo
For the fourth edition of our African Women Writers feature, it would only be appropriate to honour my surrogate mother (she has no idea about this, but I’m claiming it!) Ama Ata Aidoo. Afrikult’s Marcelle Mateki Akita writes.
Get Your Writing Published This Winter
Calls for submissions, competitions and prizes…