November is a month that we associate with bonfires, with Guy Fawkes, with Thanksgiving and, more recently, the more commercial Black Friday and Cyber Monday. November is also the month when many of us will be shopping ahead for Christmas, the lull before the crazy...
Literature knows no bounds, in that it can transcend languages and cultures. Yet, for these works to be so accessible, to a global audience, they must undergo the complex process of translation. Translators, the unsung heroes of the literary world, face great...
The Literary Trust released some rather alarming news recently, announcing that, in 2023, they had recorded the lowest level of children reading for enjoyment since they started asking in 2005. The Annual Literacy Survey was based on 71,351 responses from children...
Forgotten Flames In 1605, Guy Fawkes and his group of English Catholics hatched a clandestine plan to assassinate King James I and Parliament along with him. Frustrated by the lack of religious tolerance and seeking retribution for perceived injustices and guided by...
Since 1994, the 1st of November has been marked as World Vegan Day, a day to both celebrate and promote veganism. Origins And Growth The term ‘veganism’ was coined in 1944 by British woodworker Donald Watson. But the concept of abstaining from eating any...
When the Sun Attacked the Earth On September 1st 1859, as the skies turned red and their technologies failed them, the entire population was left stunned, confused and terrified as the earth was brought to a halt by an unknown celestial force. Over the course of the...
