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The What’s Hot and What’s Not of an English Literature Degree

It’s been six, long, cold months since I graduated with a degree in English. The dated books. The nonsensical secondary readings. The ungodly hours spent in the library trying to...

Rare Birds Gift Guide

Need a gift for a book lover? We've got you! Choose from book subscription gifts, handmade candles, curated book bundles for adults, Rare Birds merch and so much more. A...

What to read after A Discovery of Witches

Now a major TV series, Deborah Harkness’ novel A Discovery of Witches is the first in her All Souls sequence: a richly intricate tale about a witch, a vampire and...

What to read after Girl, Woman, Other

Joint recipient of the 2019 Booker Prize, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo became the must-have book of the year, sparking a renewed interest in her back catalogue of novels,...

What to read after It Ends With Us

Colleen Hoover is currently taking the book world by storm, and her most popular novel yet has to be the devastating It Ends With Us, the tear-jerking story of Lily,...

What to read after Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney is a name that’s hard to escape. With three novels now under her belt, the young Irish author has skyrocketed to success. Her second novel, Normal People, was...

Time To Judge A Book By Its Cover

Okay so we've all heard the age old phrase, 'don't judge a book by its cover', and it's pretty sage advice. When applied to the real world I completely support...

The Return Of Accessible Poetry

When someone mentions reading poetry, I'm transported back to my damp and dank GCSE English classroom. It's a Tuesday afternoon and your teacher is insisting upon the incessant dissection of...