The People Powering the Abdus Salam Library
A short word from a handful of the Imperial College Library team, who we may not see everyday, but whose presence is critical to our campus.
Private Pages, Public Ethics
Books editor Aditi questions the morality of reading posthumously published work.
Ink and Identity: Narratives of Palestine
Nadeen reflects on texts based on and around Palestine that deeply resonated with her.
Review: Tripticks by Ann Quin
Daniel unpacks the absurdity and experimental storytelling of Ann Quin’s surreal novel Tripticks.
The Felix Team’s Hot Summer Reads
The team’s summer reads weren’t exactly light and breezy.
Audiobooks, awkward skims, and hanging in there
This week in Books: audiobooks, and a goodbye to the Spring Term.
The scents in killing
Katia Zykova provides a chemical and literary perspective on the acclaimed story of a murderer.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang hits the mark, sometimes
Book Club’s November pick: a witty take on the failings of an industry.
Combining the stanza with heritage
Our incoming Books editor discusses literature by Black British authors in a new weekly segment.
Book review: Killing Thatcher
A commentary on Rory Carroll’s investigation into the near-assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
Summer snapshots
Your Books editor documents a season full of literary travels.
Romance and politics: an unlikely pairing?
Two examples of politics and romance going hand in hand.