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Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere
Winner of the Goodreads choice awards 2017
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The Man Booker Prize 2019 Shortlist: The Testaments
Does the Testaments live up to the hype of the Handmaid’s Tale?
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A Review of Petals of Blood
A deeply empathetic story set in post-colonial Kenya
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Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama
Editor-in-Chief, Andy Djaba, makes his Books Section debut to review a special evening full of gems with the former First Lady
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The Ghost Map: dive into the 1854 London cholera outbreak
The setting of this book - a cholera outbreak in Victorian England revolving around cesspools contaminations - is not particularly the most attractive thing in the world, yet it’s fascinating to see the story behind how we came to understand that cholera is water-borne, how it established the base
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So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed: The guillotine of modern life?
From democratisation of justice to weapons of destruction, our voices create a stage for shaming at an unprecedentedly large scale
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A trip down memory lane: two mini reviews
Over the Christmas break, Books writer Pavan Inguva revisited some old book purchases - and realised the timelessness of themes and inclinations.
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Left Off the Shelf
Despite increasing diversity in many industries, the literary scene is still white-dominated. Books writer Rahul Mehta explores the reasons why and what we can do about it.
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Ferrante Reviewed
Books writer, Indira Mallik, reflects on The Neapolitan Quartet - My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, The Story of the Lost Child - by Elena Ferrante
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Mary Oliver: a poet that speaks to all
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.
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Science fiction authors come to Imperial!
On 16th February, the Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy society will be holding their 36th Picocon, a yearly convention and celebration of science fiction and fantasy media. This year’s theme is ‘intrigue’, and three science fiction authors will be in attendance as Guests of Honour. Andrew Bannister is
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How science got women wrong
Angela Saini shared her views on the new research that is rewriting the story of gender in her new book Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story.