Around the world in seven books
[Katie Noble | Entertainment Editor] Student budget too tight to go abroad? Don’t fret – you can travel the world in books. Here’s a handy list to aid your literature jet-setting. Can you visit every continent before the summer is over? Europe My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante (Italian) ‘A …
Let’s talk about diversity in Young Adult fiction
Image: Unsplash – Glen Noble [Nariece Sanderson | Contributing Writer] Back in December, the world was faced with a re-imagining …
Three new releases to check out this summer
Image: Pixabay [Katie Noble | Entertainment Editor] So you have finally have time to do a bit of pleasure reading …
Exam revision tips!
Disclaimer “Swen: The Backward News” is a satirical news column. Any articles associated with Swen are of fiction and constitute …
Mini Book Reviews: Erotic Romance
Image: Pixabay [Hannah Myers | Contributing Writer] Admit it, everyone has read a piece of erotic fiction in their life, …
Erotic literature: when words tease the senses
Image: Pixabay [Bryony Wharfe | Contributing Writer] Erotic literature has been around for years – way before 50 Shades of …
Queer love stories
Image: chrisjtse, Flickr, CC BY 4.0 [April Wilson | TV Director] While love is very much the focus of modern …
Top 3 Classic Horror Books (that aren’t Frankenstein!)
Katie Noble | Entertainment Editor So, Halloween is quickly approaching and we’ve got some alternative book reviews for you. ‘Alternative’ …
7th September: Buy a Book Day
[Katie Noble | Entertainment Editor] So, today is officially Buy a Book day! I’m sure that you already have a …
9th August: Five types of book to read on Book Lovers Day
[Laura Noakes | Deputy Editor] For me, everyday is Book Lovers Day, but then I’m a massive book geek, so…but …
My 5 favourite books from my childhood
[Laura Noakes | Deputy Editor] Happy Children’s Book Weeks everyone! I was a MASSIVE book geek as a kid, so …
For and Against: Should we read more fiction?
Two of our writers go head to head on the subject of reading fiction. AGAINST – What a waste of …
7 books for 7 continents: Turn a page and travel the world
[Jennie Couling | Contributing Writer] Books are great: Through reading we can be transported to any place, any time, any …
Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
[Eleanor Pilcher | Contributing Writer] “The Circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it…it is simply there, when yesterday it …
Book Review: Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
[Leong Qi Tyng | Contributing Writer] I like action thrillers that are fast-paced and non-stop action with the right amount …
5 weird and wonderful novels
[Laura Noakes | Deputy Editor] For this month’s BlueMoon, we’re celebrating all things Weird and Wonderful so if you’re currently …
Our 5 Favourite Young Adult Novels
[Laura Noakes | Deputy Editor] I am a massive bookworm, I absolutely love reading and have a slight book-buying problem. …