Getting into nonfiction as a fiction reader
Literature & Drama
Book Nook: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Director’s Cut: “The Road Not Taken”: A Film Proposal
Director’s Cut: "The Trees" by Philip Larkin: A Film Proposal
Director’s Cut: "The Orange" by Wendy Cope: A Film Proposal
Nicola Kenny commends the simplicity of the poem "The Orange", and imagines how it would play out as a film.…
Is there such a thing as original writing anymore?
With demand and availability of novels increasing, there is a tendency to lean towards the narrative that this leads to ‘watered down literature’ - is there really such a thing as original writing anymore? Heather Slevin argues that yes, there is.…
Forever Young Adult: A Book Podcast
UCD alumni, Aife Kearns and Ciara Murray talk to Heather Reynolds about their podcast, the importance of youth targeted literature, and why it is so important to uplift creators telling their own stories.…
Classic Novels - as relevant as ever: To Kill a Mockingbird: Race & Equality
Hannah Byrne examines classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, and its connection to race and inequality today.…
Classic Novels - as relevant as ever: Dostoevsky, Isolation, and Politics
Classic Novels - as relevant as ever: Frankenstein: a Proto-Feminist Masterpiece
21st Century Irish Literature
OTwo Reviews: Mark O’Rowe’s The Approach
Women Writing Men
Men Writing Women
Book Nook: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Beckett in isolation
Writing Competitions
Katie O’Brien talks about the benefits of writing competitions and how you can get involved.…
The book did it better: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
E. Keogh shares their personal connection to Simon Spier in both the original novel and film adaptation.…