Let’s be honest: the best way to spend the summer is to be out and about under the sun. We don’t want to waste it by staying indoors because that’s what the rainy season is for. That’s why it’s probably best to ditch that thousand-word historical novel you’ve been looking forward to and get a …
No other feeling compares to falling in love. It’s a powerful feeling that brings both bliss and aching anxiety. But when you’re sure that someone loves you, you feel safe and secure. It’s like crawling into a sanctuary that no one can ever drag you out of. In these crazy times, we need romance now …
Sci-fi has always been a glimpse of the future. This gives its propagators an almost endless amount of ways to write their fiction. As a result, we get a fresh crop of sci-fi writers each year. And the past year has given us some incredible authors, who have redefined sci-fi, only for the better. To …
What comes to mind when you hear the word “history”? Some of you probably think of sleepy classrooms led by the world’s most boring professor. Others may imagine a flash of black-and-white footage on History Channel as you make your way to more exciting channels. However, if you’re a fiction writer, you should …
Tony Webster was supposed to lead an exciting life. As an intelligent teenager who regularly took the piss out of his professors, he did not envision the adulthood that he lives now. He has an adult daughter he barely speaks to, an ex-wife who finds him amusing at best, a string of “projects” that rarely …
I have always been aware of our impending doom. I think it began with the Y2K apocalypse scare, where chaos was supposed to reign. Well, the New Year came and went, and for better or for worse, we’re still here. In my early teens, it was the Mayan Prophecy in 2012; instead of the …
When navigating the world of literature, it’s nearly impossible to escape the Russians. Their contributions are so great and their influences are so wide that to ignore them is almost akin to ignoring literature in its entirety. As bookworms, that simply must not do. I understand why someone would hesitate to read Russian literature. …
Each year brings droves of fresh new voices in the literary world. There are simply so many good authors that raking up a definitive list of the best would be futile. However, it would be wrong not to shine the spotlight on promising newcomers. So, without further ado, here are five fresh voices of literature …
Horror is an ever-evolving genre. Unlike the ancient entities that Lovecraft imagined so long ago, it does not lurk underneath and wait for the perfect time to put humanity in shackles anymore. No, horror terrorizes us day by day with a constant barrage of fresh voices and new ways to give us nightmares. In …
I’m sure all bookworms out there can agree with me when I say that you can never own too many books. I have a mountain in my room that I have yet to read, but I still can’t stay away from my favourite second-hand bookstores. Browsing the aisles of a bookstore is just a …
