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Anaesthetised by Solitude: On Ottessa Moshfegh’s Death in Her Hands

In her latest book review, Rachel Tay celebrates Ottessa Moshfegh’s newly released Death In Her Hands and considers what reading about solitude does to the mind in lockdown.

LiteratureRachel TayJune 23, 2020Ottessa Moshfegh, Death In Her Hands, lit, literature, contemporary literature, new releases, book reviews, Rachel TayComment

What We’re Reading, Vol. 23: June 2020

As June 2020 advances, The Attic on Eighth keeps turning to our books to sharpen our minds, open our eyes, and keep our emotions as empathetic as we can.

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Discussing Normal People: The Series

With its recent release, The Attic on Eighth's foremost Sally Rooney fans gather to discuss the hotly anticipated and highly acclaimed adaptation of Rooney's 2018 novel Normal People.

Culture, LiteratureThe Attic On EighthMay 14, 2020Normal People, Sally Rooney, culture, literature, Rachel Tay, Lauren Olmeda, M.A. McCuen, discussing Normal People, literature adaptations, Hulu, BBCComment

The Beautiful and the Decrepit: Haunted-ish Houses to Get Lost In

As we’re all indoors for the large part these days, Vesna Curlic is examining the big houses that haunt us in literature and sharing favorites from the past century. Mystery and atmosphere abound!

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Cosy Mysteries Just as Good as Agatha Christie

As all we want to do is curl up in our armchairs and distract ourselves with enthralling fiction, Rhea Peters is sharing a selection of favorite mystery novels that are just as good as Agatha Christie.

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What We're Reading, Vol. 20

As we remain in confinement, The Attic on Eighth writers discuss what it is they’ve been reading this month, from clever new novels referencing old classics to thrillers and much more.

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthApril 20, 2020What We're Reading, books, literature, what to read, Rachel Tay, Sam Cohen, Camilla Danaher, Vesna Curlic, M.A. McCuenComment

Girlhood and Gifts: What Books Taught Me about Female Friendships

Considering a selection of novels including My Brilliant Friend, We Are Okay, and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital, Tilly Nevin looks at female friendships in contemporary literature and the lessons that they teach.

LiteratureTilly NevinApril 11, 2020Tilly Nevin, literature, books about female friendship, female characters, female friendship, girlhood, Iranian literatureComment

Emma. Discussed.

With the highly anticipated release of Autumn De Wilde's Emma. now available for streaming, The Attic On Eighth's film fans and Austenites gather to discuss.

CultureThe Attic On EighthApril 3, 2020Emma. Review, Emma., Jane Austen, Emma 2020, film discussions, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel Reyes, Zoë G. Burnett, Eliza Campbell, Caitlin Carroll, Rachel Tay, springtime at the attic, comforting things, springtime activities, spring films, literatureComment

A Springtime Reading List

Writer C.K. Dawson shares a springtime reading list of favorite classics, just as we find ourselves craving the feelings of the season and the comfort of a good book.

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What We're Reading, Vol. 17

In this monthly piece, Attic writers and editors get together to share what it is they’re reading this February.

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In Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season, a Dead Witch Speaks

“For, in Hurricane Season, one is never drawn out of a twister and into a fairytale. Rather, in its terrific torrent of trauma, deceit, desire and greed, only the cruel lashes of failure and poverty remain.” Writer Rachel Tay reviews Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season.

Wandering or Lost? Lauren Elkin's Flâneuse

In her latest for the Attic, Madeline Baker reviews Lauren Elkin’s Flâneuse and considers how the author translates the privileged position of the flâneur – traditionally a well-dressed man of no profession who would wander and wonder around a city, taking things in and contemplating them – to cultural female icons.

Discussing Little Women

As a favorite Attic novel becomes yet another film, we’re getting into everything to do with Little Women and Louisa May Alcott. In this classic Attic on Eighth piece, we discuss the novel and its most recent adaptation by Greta Gerwig.

Literature, CultureThe Attic On EighthJanuary 12, 2020Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, lit, literature, period dramas, period films, movies, Greta Gerwig, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Milena Le Fouillé, M.A. McCuen, Eliza Campbell, Lauren Olmeda, Jessica Armstrong, comforting things Comment

Ten Books to Bring Into the New Year

As we wrap up our 2019 in books, Editor-at-Large Lauren Olmeda considers the ten favorite books of the year that she’s bringing into the new decade.

LiteratureLauren OlmedaJanuary 9, 2020literature, year in reading, year in books, 2019, 2019 in books, Lauren OlmedaComment

Our 2019 In Books: Sam Cohen

Continuing our series with the books that made our 2019, Sam Cohen talks reading goals and standout titles.

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