Books Film and TV News Margaret Atwoods ‘I told you so Mug’ is proving to be divisive. by Tammy Moir Margaret Atwood has caused quite the stir on Twitter, dividing fans and naysayers alike. Atwood has posted a pic of her sitting down holding a mug that says, ‘I told…
Books News ‘The Future Library’ aka the worlds most selective library has one hell of a time capsule by Tammy Moir David Mitchell, Sjón, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Karl Ove Knausgård have ceremoniously hand-delivered their original manuscripts to the living breathing artwork of the Future Library. Last Sunday The Future Library opened to…
Books Film and TV Lists News ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ voted number one book for men to read by Tammy Moir Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, was voted the best book for men to read in a new poll by the Women’s Prize for Fiction. In a campaign that aims to…
Books News An incombustible copy of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ was auctioned last night for $130,000. by Tammy Moir The Handmaid’s Tale, a worldwide best seller since its first release in 1985, has been the subject of various bannings since its publication. Initially set to auction between 50,000 –…
Books News Margaret Atwood sets fire to ‘The Handmaids Tale’ for a good cause by Tammy Moir Margaret Atwood tests out a fireproof copy of The Handmaid’s Tale with a flamethrower. Who wouldn’t want to see that ironic image? Book burning, go take a leap. As a…
News JK Rowling and 150 public figures aim to cancel ‘cancel culture’ in open letter by Jayden Collins 150 writers, academics, and activists have signed a controversial open letter denouncing ‘cancel culture’, warning of the restriction on freedom of speech. JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie, and Margaret Atwood are…
News Patti Smith is being honoured with a prestigious literary award by Claudia Schmidt Patti Smith – rocker, author, and pop culture icon extraordinaire – is being honoured by PEN America, receiving their 2020 Literary Service Award. The award, which recognises authors whose writing…
Books Lists News The Testaments, Pills, Powder, and Smoke and more – Happy’s Weekend Reading by Happy Get excited for the upcoming weekend with a stack of new release books. On the list is the most anticipated sequel of the year – The Testaments, as well as…
News A sequel to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale set for release after 30 years by Molly Lasker Margaret Atwood, in a statement released on her Twitter account, has announced that she is currently writing a sequel to her much loved The Handmaid’s Tale, over thirty years after…
Interviews Dave Le’aupepe talks life, literature and Gang of Youths by Shayen de Silva It seems these days you can’t go an hour without hearing about Gang of Youths, with the Sydney four piece ready to release their debut album The Positions. Over a middy…
