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

Culture Editor Ilina Jha reviews Enigmata by Joseph Kay, praising the author's fun and challenging riddles, as well as the brief history and cover design

Culture Writer Lizzie Smolenskaia reviews Nineteen Eighty-Four, praising George Orwell's complex use of language to present a totalitarian dystopia

Culture Writer Megan Hughes reviews the Audible Original Adaptation of 1984, praising the voice cast performance of George Orwell's famous story

Culture Editor Ilina Jha reviews In the Name of Red by Z. R. Ghani, praising the poet's beautiful language choices and innovative use of her central theme

Culture Writer Megan Hughes reviews Clare Pollard's The Untameables, praising the book's ecological focus and satirical storytelling