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Revisiting the gothic classic Frankenstein
? What makes a monster? This is the question posed by the enduring story of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein,…
Reflections on art and the self in Rachel Cusk’s Parade
? What does it mean to truly experience the self? In a convention-breaking novel, Rachel Cusk presents a philosophical contemplation…
The fall of the House of the Dragon
? Seeing as the Game of Thrones universe was painfully absent from our screens in 2025, we’re getting our fill…
Perfectly out of reach
? Italian author Vincenzo Latronico’s 2022 novel Perfection depicts an existence far from perfect. Translated from Italian by Sophie Hughes,…
Trauma on the mind… and the body
? Written by Dutch psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk and published in 2014, The Body Keeps the Score remains one…
A Palestinian daughter’s ode to a broken father
? In an unrestrained memoir, Palestinian-Egyptian writer Mai Serhan writes to her late father, reimagining his past intertwined with the…
The dark side of the Dutch countryside
? Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, and recipient of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction Award, The Safekeep by…
A Mouth Full of Salt: Bitterness that lasts
? Anchored in the deep currents of the Nile, Sudanese author Reem Gaafar’s A Mouth Full of Salt portrays the…
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