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A Room of Want’s Own: Brief Comments on Female Desire in Three Summer Reads (and One Excellent British Tragicomedy)

A Room of Want’s Own: Brief Comments on Female Desire in Three Summer Reads (and One Excellent British Tragicomedy)

Writer Rachel Tay explores the topic of female desire in three of the summer’s most popular and poignant reads – Mona Awad’s Bunny, Lara William’s Supper Club, and Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women – before turning to Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the phenomenon that was and is Fleabag.

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 8 — Annie Jo Baker

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 8 — Annie Jo Baker

Contributor Annie Jo Baker relishes free time and shares their summer reads, from lighter fiction to hefty re-reads.

LiteratureAnnie Jo BakerJune 17, 2019summer reading, Annie Jo Baker, literature, non-fiction, summer, summer books, Contemporary Literature, Our Summer ReadsComment

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 7 – M. A. McCuen

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 7 – M. A. McCuen

Next up in our Summer Reads series, contributor and teacher M. A. McCuen focuses on travel inspired reads and catching up on classics.

LiteratureM. A. McCuenJune 15, 2019summer, summer reading lists, summer reading, summer books, Our Summer Reads, literature, lit, Contemporary Literature, M.A. McCuen, contributor posts, contributor post, children's literatureComment

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 1 – Olivia Gündüz-Willemin

Our Summer Reads, Vol. 1 – Olivia Gündüz-Willemin

In the first of a series, EIC Olivia Gündüz-Willemin shares her summer reading list for 2019 and kicks off a favorite season for books.

LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminJune 1, 2019summer reading, Summer Reads, The Attic on Eighth, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, literature, reading, Contemporary Literature, Contemporary Lit, classic literature, classics to read, books to read in the summer, summer 2019, books to read summer 2019, summer, Our Summer Reads Comment

In Defence of Non-Fiction: Five Books to Make You Think

In Defence of Non-Fiction: Five Books to Make You Think

Contributor Tilly Nevin reclaims reading non-fiction for enjoyment and shares five books that made her think as she moved from Oxford to Germany to France.

LiteratureTilly NevinApril 21, 2019Tilly Nevin, contributor post, Contemporary Literature, non-fiction, contributor postsComment

Twelve More Books to Read on a Twelve Hour Journey

Twelve More Books to Read on a Twelve Hour Journey

Following up her earlier piece on more classic books to read on long journey, EIC Olivia Gündüz-Willemin shares twelve books that are perfect to read on a plane.

Literature, TravelOlivia Gündüz-WilleminApril 7, 2019Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, literature, good travel books, Contemporary Literature, good books to read on long plane rides, books to read on planes, travel, Contemporary LitComment

Overcoming Asymmetry

Overcoming Asymmetry

“There is no answer, and I have no answer. That it is the beauty and, I believe, the strength of Asymmetry. None of it fits together. It is asymmetrical. It poses more questions than it answers about different dynamics and experiences, questions of authorship and authority and politics and culture[, and] despite this, it gives to the world and adds to its definitions of humanity.”

LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminFebruary 26, 2019Asymmetry, Lisa Halliday, Contemporary Lit, Contemporary Literature, literature, Olivia Gündüz-WilleminComment

Raquel’s Year in Books: 2018

Raquel’s Year in Books: 2018

Creative Director Raquel chronicles her 2018 in books, from travel purchases and abandoned lists to short stories and thematic reads.

LiteratureRaquel ReyesDecember 31, 2018Raquel Reyes, Contemporary Literature, Rules of Civility, Classics, Contemporary Lit, What We're Reading, year in booksComment

Olivia's Year in Books: 2018

Olivia's Year in Books: 2018

As the year comes to an end, Editor-in-Chief and Literature Editor, Olivia considers the books that marked her year.

LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminDecember 31, 2018literature, Contemporary LiteratureComment

Discussing Normal People

Discussing Normal People

Having read Sally Rooney’s Normal People at the same time, Lauren and Olivia discuss the novel.

Literature, Culture, Book ReviewsOlivia Gündüz-Willemin and Lauren OlmedaDecember 6, 2018Normal People, Sally Rooney, Contemporary Literature, Irish Literature, Contemporary Lit, favorite Comments

What We're Reading, Vol. 3

What We're Reading, Vol. 3

The Attic on Eighth Editors round up their November reads.

What We're Reading, Vol. 2

What We're Reading, Vol. 2

The Attic on Eighth Editors share their October reads.

Young Adult Fiction for Literary Minded Adults

Young Adult Fiction for Literary Minded Adults

Secondary English lit teacher, M. A. McCuen introduces us to contemporary young adult fiction that appeals to the literary minded.

LiteratureM. A. McCuenOctober 12, 2018Contemporary Literature, Young Adult, YA Fiction, YA, literature, Young Adult Fiction Comment

Rereading Ali Smith's Autumn

Rereading Ali Smith's Autumn

Contributor Rachel Tay revisits Ali Smith’s 2016 novel in the early days of autumn.

LiteratureRachel TaySeptember 25, 2018literature, Contemporary Literature, Contemporary Lit, Ali Smith, Autumn, Ali Smith's Autumn, contributor post, popular, Autumn at the AtticComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 1

What We're Reading, Vol. 1

The Attic on Eighth editors share what it is that they’re reading at the moment.

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthSeptember 23, 2018literature, reading lists, reading, Contemporary Lit, Contemporary Literature, popular, Autumn at the Attic, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel Reyes, Lauren Olmeda, Eliza Campbell, Rory MaraComment