Posts tagged 'politics/human rights'

John Bird on The Necessity of Poverty
Posted 12 February 2013 by Guest blogger Founder of The Big Issue, John Bird talks about his newest pamphlet, The Necessity of Poverty and whether reading is a luxury. Read 'John Bird on The Necessity of...'
Laurie Penny on her favourite authors
Posted 4 January 2013 by Guest blogger Journalist and author Laurie Penny talks about Discordia: Six Nights in Crisis Greece, a personal and political account of unrest in a country and culture trying to map out its... Read 'Laurie Penny on her favourite authors'
Books of the year 2011
Posted 16 December 2011 by Nikesh Shukla I've been trying to do a filtered keyword search in my brain for the overriding themes affecting novelists in 2011 and I'm coming up with nothing. For all the snobbery... Read 'Books of the year 2011 '
Bali Rai: Killing Honour
Posted 16 June 2011 by Guest blogger Bali Rai explores honour-based violence in his hard-hitting novel Killing Honour. Read 'Bali Rai: Killing Honour '
Gavin James Bower on his favourite author
Posted 26 July 2010 by Guest blogger I fell in love with a bearded German in my second year of university. Read 'Gavin James Bower on his favourite...'