The Verse’s Ciara Brennan reviews If Beale Street Could Talk, by James Baldwin (published in 1974 by Dial Press): “a 5/5 (…) this tale of systematic racism, and the power of love, is one we should all take heed of.” When 19-year-old Tish’s 22-year-old lover Fonny is arrested for a […]
Poetry & Literature
The Verse’s Ciara Brennan reviews Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. Thompson (published in 1971 by Random House), a “4 out of 5, the novel speaks on the importance of everything we lost generations ago – something […]
The Verse’s Kerrie Draghi tells us what she thinks of the author Gillian Flynn and her strong female characters. Author of Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn writes unlikeable women. Her female characters are damaged, dysfunctional, vengeful and sometimes murderous. I’ve watched a lot of ‘vengeful women’ […]
The Verse’s Kate Mager reviews Bang Said the Gun at the Brighton Festival, to find out if it really delivers ‘poetry for people who don’t like poetry.’ As the self-proclaimed ‘rowdiest poetry event in the universe’, ‘Bang said the Gun’ offers an evening of raucous behaviour and laughter intertwined with […]
Featured image courtesy of A Page With A View The Verse’s Sophie Baldock met Sarah J Mass, following the publication of her sixth book from the Throne of Glass Series, inspiring budding readers and thrill seekers. I recently had the amazing opportunity to witness my hero in the flesh – Sarah […]
