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Showing posts with label Bret Easton Ellis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bret Easton Ellis. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 July 2025

The Literary Brat Pack and the birth of 1980s Manhattan Cool

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For anyone craving an 80s mood board turned dark, literary statement, you’ve arrived at the right place. Step into 1980s Manhattan, when the...
Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Where to start with Martin Amis: The style, satire and the savage beauty of language

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With writers you grew up reading, their departure leaves a space in your life that is as close to an ache as books and literature can get. T...
Thursday, 12 June 2025

From Sylvia Plath to The Smiths: The ultimate bookish playlist

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If you're like me, and you love books and music, you probably get the same unique thrill in hearing a favourite book or author woven int...
Sunday, 1 June 2025

The BookTok Effect: Why is The Secret History still so popular?

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One of the most talked-about books on TikTok is Donna Tartt's The Secret History. More than 30 years after its publication, it remains ...
Thursday, 15 May 2025

Whatever happened to Douglas Coupland?

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Douglas Coupland’s novel Generation X didn’t just name a demographic—it captured a mindset. His fiction defined the detached, drifting, hype...
Thursday, 1 May 2025

Why you should read Joan Didion and the best books to start with

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Joan Didion didn’t just write essays and novels, she rewired what prose could do. Her work is surgically precise and emotionally raw, offeri...
Wednesday, 12 March 2025

The art of the campus novel – what makes them work, and which are the best?

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Writing about Donna Tartt last week  and The Secret History got me thinking about the campus novel.   I’ve always been fascinated by this su...
Thursday, 6 March 2025

A guide to reading Joan Didion

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I’m a big fan of Joan Didion. I’ve read most of her published works, with her novel Play It As It Lays, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, and The...
Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Whatever happened to Donna Tartt?

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I found a box of books in the attic yesterday, and a signed copy of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch was buried there. I added it to the bookshel...
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Thursday, 31 October 2024

The new bookshelves are finished

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It’s taken a long time, but finally, books are out of the loft and up on the new bookshelves. Reading chair also very comfy. It makes me ver...