Essays, articles and assorted pieces on books, culture, everyday life and the occasional unexpected subject, written for curious readers and rather different purposes.
Why Everyone Is Reading The Odyssey Again
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster has sent readers nearly three thousand years backwards to Homer. But the more curious story is what The Odyssey’s sudden return to bestseller lists reveals about the way classics survive.
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When Did Reading Become Another Thing We Had to Be Good At?
Somewhere between reading goals, impossible TBRs, BookTok wrap-ups and yearly totals, one of our loveliest private pleasures acquired the manners of a performance review. What might happen if we simply stopped keeping score?
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Why Did We Decide Gothic Books Belong to Autumn?
Summerween is bringing ghosts, Gothic novels and dark academia into the sunshine. But when did Gothic reading become an autumn pleasure in the first place?
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Bibliotherapy: How Victorian Fiction Can Sharpen Your Attention Span in a Digital Age
Victorian fiction asks something increasingly rare of its readers: patience, memory, and the willingness to remain with a thought. In returning to its unhurried pages, we may also rediscover the quieter pleasure of giving our attention wholly to one thing.
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The Resurgence of Dark Academia: Why Modern Readers Are Obsessed with Campus Lit
Once a niche internet aesthetic, Dark Academia has become a cultural obsession built from old libraries, ancient universities and an enduring hunger for intellectual romance. But its appeal tells us as much about modern readers as it does about the books they love.
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