Literature Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/category/all-articles/entertainment/literature/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Your Ultimate Summer TBR: Diving into this Season’s Hottest Reads https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=68725 Katie Barr This year, as temperatures rise and the scent of possibility hangs in the air, let’s talk about crafting the ultimate Summer TBR for 2025 – a list designed to transport, thrill, and delight. For book lovers, summer isn’t just a time for holidays; it’s an annual invitation to

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/feed/ 0 Sunrise on the Reaping Review https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/sunrise-on-the-reaping-review/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/sunrise-on-the-reaping-review/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 17:56:06 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=66228 Francesca Sylph Suzanne Collins’ latest return to Panem is her best yet. Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) adds layers upon layers of lore, enriching everything we thought we knew about the Hunger Games world.  At age twelve, I begged my mother for archery lessons. The first Hunger Games (2012) movie

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/sunrise-on-the-reaping-review/feed/ 0 Books about journalism for literary “it girls” https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:17:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=65322 Francesca Sylph From Joan Didion to Bridget Jones, these books about journalism will inspire you to get writing (and reading). There is something so chic about journalism. As a little girl flicking through the glossy pages of Teen Vogue, I dreamed of growing up into a career-driven, cosmopolitan woman. I

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/feed/ 0 Books that should be on your 2025 TBR pile https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:01:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64048     Ava Hicks New year, new reads. 2025 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for new releases, the continuation of much-loved series and catching up on the showstoppers you missed over the past few years. Here’s the books that should be on your TBR pile in 2025.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/feed/ 0 Think Again Is For Queer Jacqueline Wilson Fans https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:27:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=62463 Think Again (2024) is the long-awaited sequel to Dame Jacqueline Wilson's Girls In Love series, which saw its last entry in 2002.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/feed/ 0 These Heavy Black Bones by Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Review https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/these-heavy-black-bones-by-rebecca-achieng-ajulu-bushell-review/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/these-heavy-black-bones-by-rebecca-achieng-ajulu-bushell-review/#respond Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:12:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=60809 “I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,” T. S. Eliot’s words open the memoir of former elite swimmer Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell. Despite this tone of regret, what unfolds is a tale of dedication to swimming and a heartfelt search for closure.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/these-heavy-black-bones-by-rebecca-achieng-ajulu-bushell-review/feed/ 0 The Rise of East Asian Literature and Ayako Yuzuki’s ‘Butter’ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-rise-of-east-asian-literature-and-ayako-yuzukis-butter/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-rise-of-east-asian-literature-and-ayako-yuzukis-butter/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:58:35 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=59732 Ayako Yuzuki's novel Butter soon got me out of a reading slump, and transported me back to happy times in Japan.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/the-rise-of-east-asian-literature-and-ayako-yuzukis-butter/feed/ 0 New Jacqueline Wilson Book ‘Think Again’ Is For Grown-Up Fans https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/new-jacqueline-wilson-book-think-again-is-for-grown-up-fans/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/new-jacqueline-wilson-book-think-again-is-for-grown-up-fans/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:21:37 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=56957 Dame Jacqueline Wilson has announced a new book in her Girls In Love series, this time aimed at adult readers. Think Again (2024) will follow the same characters as grown women dealing with problems like single motherhood, rising rent and new love. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/new-jacqueline-wilson-book-think-again-is-for-grown-up-fans/feed/ 0 Fourth Wing and The Rise of the New Adult Genre https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/fourth-wing-and-the-rise-of-the-new-adult-genre/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/fourth-wing-and-the-rise-of-the-new-adult-genre/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:51:09 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=52722 With the second instalment of Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing hitting shelves only six months after its original release, and three more instalments of The Empyrean New Adult genre book series planned, BookTok has been divided over its quality. 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/literature/fourth-wing-and-the-rise-of-the-new-adult-genre/feed/ 1 Cosy Book Recommendations for Winter https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/cosy-book-recommendations-for-winter/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/cosy-book-recommendations-for-winter/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:58:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=49871 The autumn leaves are falling and we can hear the heavy rain against our windows. It's time to cosy up and get lost in a new book. These are the titles to look out for this season.

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