Literature
Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
Introduced with a quote from TS Eliot’s seminal poem, The Wasteland, about debris and things departed, and opening…
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Published articles
Literature
The Woman Reader by Belinda Jack
The love affair between women, education and reading through the ages has been, at best, tempestuous. It has…
By Emma Sleight
Literature
Add More -ing to Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness by Gabrielle Bernstein
When presented with a book featuring a leggy blonde wearing angel wings on a skateboard and bearing the…
By Emma Sleight
Live music
BluesFest 2012: George Benson at the Royal Albert Hall
The sumptuous Royal Albert Hall has played host to many a legend in its time and on Friday,…
By Emma Sleight
Literature
The Drowning by Camilla Lackberg
Camilla Lackberg’s latest crime novel, The Drowning, reads like a check list of the most desirable qualities for…
By Emma Sleight
Literature
Francesca Cacciarru brings India to your doorstep with Blooms
It's our great pleasure to introduce Blooms, the first poetry book by The Upcoming culture writer Francesca Cacciarru.…
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Literature
Kind of Cruel, and an interview with author Sophie Hannah
In her latest book, Kind of Cruel, Sophie Hannah presents a tense and thought-provoking tale of memory, repression,…
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Competitions
Switched: read our review and win a signed copy
There have been great rumblings in the literary world recently, all fuelled by that self-publishing powerhouse, 27-year-old Amanda…
By Emma Sleight