What To Read After ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’
Where the Crawdads Sing has been praised for its vivid, breath-taking descriptions of nature, and its sensitive portrayal of childhood trauma and neglect. If you loved Crawdads and are hungry for more, then why...
The Irresistible Rise of Romance
Romance is a genre which has, historically, been treated poorly. This may have something to do with the assumption that it is ‘women’s writing’ and therefore to be taken less...
Cancel your plans, Bridgerton's back!
Word has it that something scandalous is brewing, soon to be making its way to a screen near you. That’s right, the wait is over: series two of Bridgerton, the...
National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo. An acronym to either strike fear or send a surge of excitement through the heart of any creative writer. NaNoWriMo, or to give its full title ‘National Novel Writing...
Fair Game Fiction
Is it ethical to cast a real-life person in a piece of literary fiction? Rare Birds Book Club takes a look at a divisive genre.
Women Don’t Read (Insert Lie Here)
If the ladies get ‘women’s fiction’; what do the boys get? Everything else, apparently… Women write across all genres, and *spoiler alert* we read them all too.
Great Escapes to Literary Landscapes
Where to next? We look beyond the page of our favourite books, and explore the literary landscapes that inspired some of our favourite rare birds.
