What's in a Name?
A critique of Jhumpa Lahiri’s representation of immigration and culture in her novel The Namesake.
The Vegetarian
A short exploration into Han Kang’s 2024 Nobel Prize winning fiction.
Felix Summer Reads
A leisure escape from the heat and nourishment for the soul: short Felix reviews of summer '26 reads
Never Let Me Go
What does it truly mean to be human? Konrad explores this idea in Kazuo Ishiguro’s seminal science fiction, named best novel of 2005 in Time Magazine.
My favourite book (and goodbye)
If there’s anything I can leave you with, it’ll be a recommendation to read Rules of Civility.
The Remains of the Day
On the 1989 Booker Prize winner, The Remains of the Day.
Do Muslim women need saving?
No – but not for the reasons Lila Abu-Lughod gives.
Hot takes: Murakami
Haruki Murakami has become a household name. Often seen as the frontrunner of Japanese literature in the West, he has also become an increasingly divisive author. Despite criticism regarding his presentation of women, and repetitiveness or banality in his oeuvre, Murakami still emerges as a widely read, well-enjoyed novelist.
Murakami: movement to survival
A comparative analysis of Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance
The Elements
What I thought would be a quick pitstop at a local bookshop in Chiswick turned into a half-hour chat with the owner where I realised I hadn’t read a life-changing book in a while. The conversation inspired a strong urge to change that; I grabbed a copy
Nature or Nurture: Zadie Smith's White Teeth
Zadie Smith’s postcolonial family saga White Teeth is a vibrant ode to London’s multiculturalism. Its blend of humour, history, drama, and even biology(!) made it a favourite of mine almost immediately. It follows Archie, an Englishman, and Samad, a Bangladeshi man, who meet during World War II. Samad
Of Mice and Cells
John Steinbeck and the phalanx