Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

The dwarves have all the best songs. Whether they are singing raucous ditties about smashing Bilbo’s best crockery or low, mournful…

The second of the two films adapted from J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel begins at the place where the first left us hanging:…

At a recent Alpha group, frustrated by the complexity of the Bible, someone sighed, "I wish God had written an executive summary." But God…

Vampires are currently one of the biggest phenomena in popular culture. They are central to hit television series like True Blood, Being…

A review of Russell Brand's My Booky Wook.

This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…