In 2025 I read 47 novels, non-fiction books and plays. Here is a selection of some favourite books of the year. Clearly, it is a selection …

Review: I was very fortunate to receive an Advanced Reader Copy of The Vanishing Half and devoured it in just a few days, bowled over by …

Review: It is only in the final pages of Natasha Brown's celebrated debut Assembly, that the reader understands how dark this story is…

Review: Firstly, not only is the debut novel an absolute powerhouse, its author Coco Mellors is the most delightful, charming, enchanting …

Review: Despite the absolute mess she made of her life one couldn't help but be charmed by Emma Bovary. A woman unable to find happine…

Review: In February 2025 I had the absolute privilege of going to see a new production of Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East. This…

Review: Ethan Hawke is one of my favourite living artists. This means practically every creative project he works on I find myself enjoying…

Review:  Geoffrey Chaucer's  The Wife of Bath  was the first text I was introduced to for my A Level English Literary course. From the …