This is a book review of the book “The Switch” by Elmore Leonard. The crime novel was released in 1978 and the film adaptation of the book is being filmed currently as a prequel to the 1997 film “Jackie Brown” the adaptation of the novel “Rum Punch”. The Switch is […]

On the morning of Thursday 7th March, I was flicking through the BBC website to compensate for not having a TV at university and I happened across an article with a negative view towards children going to school in fancy dress for World Book Day. Two things struck me about […]

While the reviews have more or less been positive, the readers of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) by Stephen Chbosky are polarised. It’s one of those ‘you’ll love it or you’ll hate it’ pieces. With a film version out (scripted and directed by the author himself) the scrutiny […]

Reality is one big let down, but when I close my eyes I have a life. That world makes me happy and happiness, at the end of the day, is all I’ve ever wanted… Read on for a preview of The Imaginist by Elizabeth Glanville! Louise Worthington – a young woman […]

“I think you will find this quite interesting, read it.” My friend placed a mysterious white paperback into my hands. At first glance I thought he had given me some kind of self-help book. “Promise me you will read it. That book completely changed my view of success” he continued. […]

Tony Parsons – My Favourite Wife YOU SHOULD REALLY READ MY FAVOURITE WIFE. The Times thinks that this book is a perfect description of the modern China in a good-humoured way. My favourite wife is a funny read which tells us about various kinds of love that a man can feel for […]

 21 February 2013 at Collective Pop Up, 4 Crowndale Road, Camden, NW1 1TT Elizabeth Glanville and Fiona McCready will be launching their debut novels, The Imaginist and Patchwork, in Camden on 21 February 2013. Both writers will be reading from their novels, and selling and signing their books. The Imaginist, […]

Epic fantasy is often stereotyped as cliché-ridden and formulaic, consisting of imitators of Tolkien and the like. Although there are many superb examples of fantasy which overcomes this stereotype, Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire saga defies most fantasy tropes, depicting a medieval-style struggle over the Iron Throne rather than […]