Becoming
A review on Michelle Obama's 'Becoming'
Why Do Scientists Do Science?
An article on Lewis Wolpert's 'The Unnatural Nature of Science'
Fighting Franz Kafka
An exploration of Kafka's Metamorphosis
The Humour Code
Being funny is like cooking rice, simple to start but difficult to master. It requires training.
V2 - Robert Harris
Editor-in-Chief Sam Lovatt reviews Robert Harris' historically unerring fiction about the intertwined paths of a WAAF servicewoman and a German rocket engineer.
All Among the Barley - Melissa Harrison
Editor-in-Chief Sam Lovatt reviews Melissa Harrison's delicate retrospective of life in inter-war England
A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
Editor-in-Chief Sam Lovatt reviews Towles' expertly crafted bestseller, A Gentleman in Moscow
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
'Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.'
Piranesi
Piranesi Author Susanna Clarke It’s hard to review a book shrouded in mystery. The appeal of Piranesi, from the very first words you lay your eyes upon, is that you simply cannot comprehend what is going on. The reader is swept away to a mystical realm inspired by 18th
Waterstones Book of the Year 2021 Shortlist
For nearly a decade now, the UK’s favourite bookseller has taken upon itself the task of nominating a so-called ‘Book of the Year’. Many British bookworms view this list as a benchmark of literary value, or at the very least a straightforward way to know which novels are worth
Infected at Imperial
How twenty years at Imperial led me to write a book on infectious diseases.
The Upper World
Jump on the tube at South Kensington, take the District Line to Victoria, then the Southeastern train and within half-an-hour you’ll land in SE15, Peckham. It’s very different to South Kensington. To paint a picture, a friend of mine referred to his commute from the South London district