A menacing story of a family whose worst sins come back to bite them
Sadie Jones is winning high praise for her novel, The Snakes, which she’ll be talking about at The Literary and [...]
Epic Continent: Adventures in the Great Story of Europe
I’ve long been fascinated by epic poems like The Iliad and The Odyssey, Such wonderful tales passed down from generation [...]
How Boris Johnson’s classical heroes have influenced the man he’s become
Historian Tom Holland’s interview on the Today programme made for interesting listening. Is our Prime Minister really moulding himself on [...]
David Nicholls: the thinking person’s go-to summer read
I’m sitting here in my writers’ shed, gazing out from the window when I should be filling the blank page [...]
‘Exhilarating, disquieting and deeply affecting’
There was excitement within the BridLit team when this year’s Booker longlist was announced. There among the contenders was the [...]
Exploring the Spirit of Place
Why is that some locations have a special place in our hearts? Is it the landscape, the people, the personal [...]
Celia Brayfield’s Rebel Writers
It wasn’t just angry young men who changed Britain. What about the women? In Rebel Writers, Celia Brayfield takes a [...]
The heartbreaking, beautifully written story of refugees
An advert for The Beekeeper of Aleppo pops up on my social media almost every day. I usually ignore these [...]
Take part in the Big Butterfly Count
Did you know that this week is the last week in which to take part in the Big Butterfly Count? [...]
A gripping account of the life and loves of E Nesbit
As a child, I, like many others, was captivated by the tales of E Nesbit. Her books are absolute children’s [...]