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’ […]
Poetry & Literature
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 […]
The Verse’s Chanelle Manton reviews Mike Medaglia’s latest book, One Year Wiser: An Illustrated Guide to Mindfulness, released October 2017 by SelfMadeHero. Ever feel like you need to take a break from life and hide under your duvet with a cuppa for a day or two? For me, this is […]
The Verse’s Hannah Aston reviews the annual Brighton and Hove Arts Council Poetry Festival 2017, at Hove’s the Old Market on Saturday 18th November 2017. Britain’s Poet Laureate Dame Carol Ann Duffy. Brighton’s own Punk Poet Attila the Stockbroker. Slam Poets tearing down the Old Market, and the winners of […]
