Culture Writer Heidi Fogden debuts our new feature In Defence of Non-fiction, praising Svetlana Alexievich's use of interviews in Second-Hand Time

TV editor Jasmine Davies reviews The Glass Castle for the first article in Redbrick Culture's 'In Defence of Non-Fiction' feature, praising the novel's deep and honest exploration of difficult family issues, noting how it helped her negotiate her grief

Culture writer Archie Marks reviews Curtis Garner’s debut novel, Isaac, a queer quasi-romance with themes of masculinity and coming-of-age

Culture writer Harry Grace reviews Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels across the World of Literature, edited by John McMurtrie, finding it a broad, diverse, and accessible overview of journey-based storytelling over time

Birmingham English Department society (BEDSOC) member and culture writer Gabriela Ardila Jácome reviews Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie finding it to be captivating and insightful novel depicting the raw and honest experiences of African women

Birmingham English Department Society (BEDSOC) committee member Gabby Nero reviews Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea for black history month, exploring Rhys empowering depiction of cultural identity

Birmingham English Department society (BEDSOC) member and culture writer Heidi Fogden reviews Gathering Blossoms Under Fire – The Journals of Alice Walker, finding the journal collection to be a wide-ranging and intimate insight into the mind of the American writer and activist

Film Editor Rani Jadfa reviews The Anxiety Club: How to Survive Modern Life, praising the authors accessible and reassuring narrative on how to understand anxiety better

Culture Editor Ilina Jha reviews Samir Chopra's Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide, critiquing the book's limited philosophical scope and lack of new insights

Culture Writers and Editors recommend the best queer literature to read this Pride Month

Culture Writer Jaiden Griffin reviews Sarah Nooter's How to be Queer finding it to be a delightfully fast-paced read that perfectly encompasses the fluidity of sexuality

Culture Writer Megan Hughes reviews On Gaslighting by Kate Abramson, praising the author's complex, philosophical exploration of the phenomenon