Robert Eaglestone in 'Impact' 26
Professor Robert Eaglestone’s ‘Impact’ pamphlet number 26, is well-worth the attention of English teachers.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 3
The third in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read MoreOthello: The Duke and the Turks in Act I scene iii
The short scene at the start of Act I scene iii, when the Duke and his advisors work out what to do about the Turkish fleet, prefigure significant issues in Othello: how to judge, how to weigh evidence, how to get to the truth.
Read More'Zikora' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story ‘Zikora’, published by Amazon Kindle in October 2020, is a pleasure.
Read MoreOthello: the opening scene (Knowing and Satisfaction)
An analysis of the opening scene of Othello, looking at how Shakespeare presents us with ideas of how we can or can not ‘know’ truths, and how we can or can not be ‘satisfied.’
Read MoreGraham Bradshaw on 'Othello'
Graham Bradshaw’s short commentary on Othello is provocative and thought-provoking.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 2
The second in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read MoreFree To Be Me
Free To Be Me is an excellent new publication from Children’s Books Ireland. Subtitled ‘The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide’ it importantly fills in a gap in advice available to parents, teachers and children in Ireland.
Read More'Othello: Language and Writing' by Laurie Maguire
Othello: Language and Writing by Laurie Maguire, Professor of English at Oxford University, is in the Student Skills series from Arden Shakespeare, but is also an excellent refresher for teachers.
Read MoreBackwards up a Rainbow
Rosaleen Linehan’s show Backwards up a Rainbow, alongside her pianist son Conor, is a tonic in every way.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet 1
The first in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
Read More'Handiwork' by Sara Baume
Sara Baume has now written three lovely books, each characterised by carefulness, tenderness and a calm attention to the natural world. The latest is handiwork from Tramp Press, another book full of quiet pleasures.
Read More'The Historians' by Eavan Boland
Eavan Boland’s beautiful, wise final collection of poems, The Historians, is a model of how to use language to think about what we are.
Read More'White Spines' by Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle’s White Spines: confessions of a book collector is his account of his obsessive collection of Picador books over many years, and it’s funny, self-aware and self-deprecating - a delight for those of us who love the physicality of books.
Read MoreDaughters of the Late Colonel
Katherine Mansfield’s brilliant short story ‘Daughters of the Late Colonel’ is distinguished by a lightness of touch, as she lets us into the minds of two sisters whose hectoring father has just died.
Read MoreOn the Design of Poetry Textbooks
Poetry is the most dense and intense literary form. It needs time and space. But too often the design of contemporary textbooks does precisely the opposite.
Read MoreJ.L. Carr's 'A Month in the Country'
J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country (1980) is a perfectly-achieved novel. In its 85 pages it contains multitudes.
Read MoreA Manual For Cleaning Women
Lucia Berlin’s title story for her collection A Manual for Cleaning Women is funny, painful, sharp, observant: just marvellous.
Read MoreThe Usborne Complete Shakespeare
This collection of re-tellings of 37 plays is highly recommended for children, and will also be useful for adults.
Read More'Beowulf' by Maria Dahvana Headley
Maria Dahvana Headley’s sparkling new version of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf also features a brilliant introductory essay on the world as it is right now.
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