Beat the clock

Can Kit and Hamza co-operate to deliver a turkey across London in two hours? Find out in Cold Turkey by Simon James Green

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The Power of Adrienne Rich

Hilary Holladay, biographer, journalist, and scholar of modern and contemporary American poetry, has given us what is, I think, the first full biography of the hugely talented American poet, Adrienne Rich (1929 – 2012).

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Science or witchcraft?

The Elixir by Lindsay Galvin, illustrated by Kristina Kister takes us back to the time of a young Isaac Newton and a clever young woman called Ann, who between them may have found the elixir of life.

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A view from behind the Iron Curtain

Guest reviewer, Alun Severn finds Siblings by Brigitte Reimann is a novel that 'doesn’t really succeed but by way of compensation offers much more that is of interest'.

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The Social Construct of Childhood: explored with reference to Matilda by Roald Dahl (2010)

The Letterpress Project is always delighted to publish the work of students who have written about or used books as a key part of their assignments. Here we showcase an essay from Newman University student, Caitlin Mortimer

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It's Refugee Week 2025!

To mark the start of Refugee Week 2025, we publish the updated list of suggested reading for anyone interested in the topic.

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