In this, the second part of Bookwitty's reading list for the Toronto International Film Festival, I'm looking at the nonfiction books...

As summer winds down, the world of film is gearing up for the excitement and buzz of the Toronto International Film Festival. The...

Stephen Frear’s lavish historical drama Victoria & Abdul is set to hit cinemas in mid-September after its showings at both the Venice...

The genre of parody in literature has, in recent times, been sadly consigned to low brow pun-based books such as Barry Trotter or The Da...

Christopher Nolan’s newly released Dunkirk has gripped and captivated audiences around the world. Interweaving several perspectives of...

T. S. Eliot’s iconic modernist poem ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ was first published in the June 1915 edition of Poetry...

From men in trench coats and fedoras holding smoking guns, to sultry woman emerging from the fog, noir fiction has some of the most...

Crime fiction is one of the most enduring and popular literary genres, and within it is a whole host of widely differing subgenres. The...

One of the most popular authors of the 20th century, Daphne Du Maurier was adored by fans but eschewed by critics, it would not be until...

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s marked an explosion of African-American art, literature and music. The movement incorporated...

Emily St. John Mandel is one of the speakers for the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival, where she will be speaking on “Dystopian...

The quest narrative is one of the oldest and more enduring types of stories. It has played a prominent role in folklore and myth around...

Dystopian fiction is having something of a cultural moment in these recent politically turbulent days. If you’re looking for a fresh...

Charlotte Brontë is a name that looms large in the English literary canon. She and her sisters, Emily and Anne, produced some of the most...

Classic literature is often famed for being important but feared for being stuffy. The canon can seem too old and well-established to be...

There are any number of reasonable reasons you might need to read the classics in a hurry: Trying to fit classic literature into hectic...

Considered one of the greatest American fiction writers, Flannery O’Connor epitomised the Southern Gothic genre, which flourished in the...

For many people, the idea of reading the works of Charles Dickens conjures images of sombre tomes and dry university lectures. It comes...

The glory of God is man fully alive - St Irenaeus Across the centuries, the saints have been an enduring source of fascination. While...

The First World War was one of the largest and deadliest conflicts in human history. It involved 32 countries and over 70 million...