Sam Fletcher

Books about books about books. That’s what we’ll be looking at today, more specifically the ‘dark academia’ genre. Often seen floating around, it was originally a tag from the heady days of…Read More

The Oscar nominations are out. Check out these five books that inspired some of the year’s best pictures, from Pynchon to Frankenstein.

Grimdark fantasy novels are known for their dark and violent worlds. Here are five books in the genre to get you started.

A look at 5 of the best comedy books written by standup comedians, from Norm MacDonald to Bob Mortimer.

Looking to get into Romantasy books? Here’s a great beginners guide to the best Romantasy books if you want to get started on that genre.

A look at 5 Timeless Children’s Christmas Books for Family Reading, from The Velveteen Rabbit to The Snowman.

It’s a pretty straightforward list this week, but we’ve yet to do one: the classic Christmas novels! Some you will definitely know, and some will hopefully come at you a little left-field….Read More

Social media has done a lot of good. From showing us important newsworthy events we wouldn’t otherwise have seen, to bringing people and ideas together… But it’s also a massive pain in…Read More

When it comes to comedy, alter egos have long been a firm staple of the genre. Letting people explore taboo ideas they couldn’t otherwise espouse in real life (think Larry David) or…Read More

Despite all of us existing here in the digital space, it’s famously been difficult to portray this. You either have a bunch of punk kids with goofy hairdos banging on about ‘googling…Read More