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4 Recent Novels from Asian Canadian Voices to Check Out
The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus. This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at York U chapter. Literature that talks about diasporic communities is one of my favorite kinds to read. It highlights the first ones coming…
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11 holiday romance novels to make your spirits bright this season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and in between baking cookies, lighting candles, and wrapping presents, there’s nothing better than snuggling under a blanket with a good book. Whether you’re the embodiment of holiday cheer or a bit of a Scrooge, we’ve got a book guaranteed to make you fall head over…
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7 best popular fiction novels of 2023
What’s it like to leave your husband aged 28? What would you do if your boyfriend mined your private life for his TV drama? And what can a woman’s gym bag reveal about her heart? This year’s popular fiction didn’t shy away from life’s bigger questions. Pour yourself a large Baileys and tuck in. Monica…
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16 best literature and poetry books of 2023
Have you been considering blasting through Bleak House this Christmas? Or fighting through The Complete Works of Shakespeare? Why not step back and read one of these books about books instead? From a monumental biography of the great Ian Fleming to Hilary Mantel’s wonderfully clever writings and the untold stories of some long-suffering literary wives,…
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Where to start with: AS Byatt
AS Byatt had a writing career that spanned six decades and featured award-winning novels, short stories and literary criticism. Whether you’re new to the author’s work or wanting to revisit it, John Mullan suggests some good ways in. The entry point The weightiness of Byatt’s fiction puts some off. So start with Angels and Insects,…
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Nobody writes like Arundhati Roy
A master manipulator of language, Arundhati Roy’s style of writing doesn’t merely feel distinct, it feels as though she has created a language more profound and beautiful, one that only she has the expertise to operate. When I was young and stupid, I lamented that amongst the languages that I know, English may be the…
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‘The Vulnerables’ Review: Birds of a Literary Feather
In Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 novel, “The Friend,” a woman mourns the suicide of a close friend and fellow writer whose bereft dog, a slobbering, arthritic Great Dane, she reluctantly agrees to adopt. The book, which won a National Book Award, is a moving and witty meditation on loss, consolation, the art of fiction and the…
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School Board Votes to Remove Five Books at Pair of Meetings
– Advertisement – The Hernando County School Board held Regular Meetings on October 24 and November 14, 2023. At this pair of forums, the board voted on whether to remove or keep eight different pieces of literature from school libraries. A topic that led to much impassioned debate, speakers came forward to voice their concerns…
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Champion of independent shops opening White Oak Books in Vancouver’s Uptown Village
.instaread-audio-player{margin:0 auto !important;} Owner Sara Smith-Glavin is fulfilling a lifelong dream of opening a bookshop with White Oak Books, located in Vancouver’s Uptown Village., Taylor Balkom/The Columbian, Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian, New paperback fiction books sit at White Oaks Books in Vancouver’s Uptown Village. The store offers genres, titles and authors of all kinds.,
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Jane Austen’s own copy of Curiosities of Literature to go up for auction
An “exceedingly rare” copy of Isaac D’Israeli’s Curiosities of Literature which was owned by Jane Austen and features her annotations is going under the hammer next month. The popular book by the British writer, who was the father of the prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, contains anecdotes and observations on history and literature. Several of the…
