Don McCullin is best known as a ‘war photographer’, a title that does not sit easy with him. To him, photography is about empathy, but he has never felt that the impact of his pictures have done enough to end the suffering of the people he depicts. ‘If you can’
Would you watch the same day played out again and again? Lizzie and Joy are best friends, but as Joy is crashing at Lizzie’s flat, they are getting on each other’s nerves. Joy is trying to get bored businessmen interested in her free sanitary pads campaign, while Lizzie’
How many ways can one make age-old tales fresh and exciting? In 80 minutes, international theatre company Pants on Fire tells a selection of stories from Ovid’s epic Metamorphoses: Jupiter transforms his mortal lover Io into a sad cow in a gas mask, Theseus is tended to by a
In light of the passing of one of America’s best-loved poets, Books Editor Jingjie Cheng reflects on the poetry of Mary Oliver – her celebration of nature and her universal appeal.
Verdi’s La Traviata is undoubtedly one of the most well-loved and familiar operas of all time. First performed in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre in 1856, it is now the most-performed opera in the world. This particular production of the Royal Opera House, directed by Richard Eyre, celebrates
‘Tis the season for giving, and Felix Books is here to help with four of our recommendations to spread literary cheer!
When White Teeth was published back in 2000, by a hitherto-unknown, fresh-out-of-Cambridge Zadie Smith, it added a fresh perspective to the gathering conversation about Britain’s cultural diversity. Smith was different because she actually grew up in the melting pot of race, religion and culture in Willesden, as a half-Jamaican,
This year’s shortlist for one of the most prestigious poetry prizes includes both established poets and a record five debut collections.
Too many issues, too little time.
The Man Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious and closely-watched literary prizes in the world. The 2018 winner was announced on Tuesday, and goes to Anna Burns’s Milkman. Felix Books editor Jingjie Cheng gives a rundown of this year’s six shortlisted books.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynaecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City brings together two unlikely strangers in the morbid setting of their mothers’ cancer ward, only for them to connect in a way neither expects.
Overwhelmed by the huge selection of books released this fall? Books editor Jingjie Cheng selects five of the best.