The Book Shelf
by Soria Nicholson Eleven months ago, if someone had told me I’d soon be packing my bags and moving across […]
by Beth Hutton The question of whether we can separate an artist from their work persists not only within the […]
by Ameesha Smith-Green 2021 was a year to forget for many reasons, but we also like to look back on […]
by Beth Hutton Cancel culture is gaining momentum across academic circles and social media platforms alike, as people have been […]
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While most people will be happy to see the back of 2020, there’s no denying that it forced many people […]
Lately, the Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy of Stoicism has become surprisingly popular. In our world of excess, of always […]
In February 2016, I returned from travelling the world for a year and had no idea what to do next. […]
The news hit last week that Reni Eddo-Lodge had become the first black British author to ever top the UK paperback non-fiction […]
While nonfiction is our bag at The Book Shelf, E.M. Forster’s The Machine Stops is stranger than fiction. It has an uncanny resemblance […]
In our world of #fakenews and #posttruth, the 19th Century philosophical bad boy of nihilism has reared its head. Nihilism stems from the Latin […]
Over recent years, the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism has gained a new lease of life. 3rd Century BC ideas are now motivational quotes on Pinterest and proposed in mainstream books […]