The books you need to read in 2023

Amy Whitaker offers her top picks of 2023 book releases to get excited about.

Angela Carter’s subversive mythology

Edie Gilmour explores ideas of feminism, metamorphoses and gender fluidity in Angela Carter’s work.

The tragedy of E. M. Forster’s concealed homosexuality

How much is reading considered a seasonal activity?

The power of Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’

Fastening the tunic: feminist retellings of Greek mythology

The evolution of feminist science fiction

Why read horror books when films are just as effective?

Diving into the Suburbia: Shaun Tan’s magically realistic stories

Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ reviewed: An unpersuaded English student’s take