In 1984 Alexy Pajitnov released a highly addictive game called Tetris, and the uniquely tangled journey the game went from creation to commercialism provides a surprisingly fascinating read. Box Brown’s […]
Category: Arts & Literature
Richard’s Book Recommendations
The other day, perhaps Friday, a friend asked me for a few books they should read. I gladly responded with a list of five books that I thought suitable for […]
Q&A With Rose Anne Evans
Rose Anne Evans is a first-year French, German and Linguistics BA student here at the University of York and she’s written a book, Fight For Freedom, to raise awareness about […]
Book review: The Power by Naomi Alderman
Sometimes, you don’t immediately click with a book. It took me a while to read the first 100 pages of The Power; I dipped in and out, every couple of days. […]
Review: York Art Gallery: Albert Moore
York Art Gallery’s latest exhibition is the first solo exhibition of Albert Moore since his death in 1893. The show has been organised by York Museums Trust and Museum De […]
Interview: Chloe Grant-Jones, Author
Chloe Grant-Jones is a third-year History and English Literature student from Belfast. Her first novel ‘Forgotten in Memory’ was published in February 2017 by The Book Guild Publishing. In the […]
Reid’s Reads: Forgotten in Memory by Chloe Grant-Jones
Forgotten in Memory is written by second-year University of York history student, Chloe Grant-Jones. Writing a book in your spare time is an impressive feat for any student, but Grant-Jones […]
Reid’s Reads: ‘Speaking Out’ by Ed Balls
I’m not a diary fan, and autobiographies don’t float my bookish boat, but Speaking Out is a decent blend of thoughtful musings, blunt politics and lightly-recalled life. Ed Balls presents […]
Book Recommendations
Image credits: https://pixabay.com/en/book-read-old-literature-pages-1659717/ 11:00. Monday, 3rd of March. Location: Waterstones, York The subject enters the bookstore smiling. 12:30. The subject is still in the bookstore. 15:00. The subject is finally leaving the store […]
Review: “Flesh”, York Art Gallery
York Art Gallery’s most recent major exhibition, ‘Flesh’, is an eclectic, yet thought-provoking collection. Jointly curated with the University’s own Dr Jo Applin, the show exhibits 70 pieces of artwork […]