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On 24th November, Yasmin and her ten-year-old daughter Ruby, who is deaf, set off on a journey across Northern Alaska. They’re searching for Ruby’s father, missing in the arctic wilderness, but somebody is tracking them through the dark. Gemma Cockrell reviews....

The Buried Giant follows the journey of an elderly couple, Axl and Beatrice, as they travel across medieval Britain in search of their long-lost son. Gemma Cockrell shares her thoughts....

One Day follows the journey of two characters, Emma and Dexter, who meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. They go their separate ways the following day, but they keep in touch and remain friends as they progress into adulthood. Gemma Cockrell reviews the novel,...

Daria Paterek and Milena Lapinska This month, writers explored the power of storytelling, particularly when it comes to books. Writers delved into the novel vs film discourse, as well as comparing the film to book adaptations. In this debate, Milena and Daria dispute whether books are best consumed through Kindle or...

Nieve ODonnell reviews Poorna Bell’s ‘Stronger: Changing Everything I Knew About Women’s Strength’ for May's Book Of The Month, a brilliant, perspective-changing and empowering book about female health and fitness. ...

Just like Ernest Hemingway’s image and legacy, the style of A Moveable Feast (1964) is simplistic, straightforward and very much masculine. But don’t hold it against the book just yet; A Moveable Feast is also deeply honest and personal....

This article is brought to you by Iain M MacLeod My name is Iain and I live in the Northeast of Scotland.  I was born in Stornoway at Lewis Hospital in 1963, and in 1966, when I was three and a half years old, I contracted Cerebral Palsy (CP)...