Author: Katherine Clements
Book Review: Emily Brontë Reappraised by Claire O’Callaghan
Emily, the elusive Brontë sister, is often portrayed as reclusive, difficult, perhaps even slightly unhinged.
Read the full story..The Myth of the Moors: walking the coffin path
“What drew you to write about the moors?” an interviewer asked me recently.
Read the full story..Review: Making Thunder Roar at the Brontë Parsonage Museum
Emily Brontë is the most elusive of the famous Brontë siblings.
Read the full story..“It’s an unequal world.” Bettany Hughes on women in history, gender, and her love affair with Istanbul
“When I first went into the BBC a producer said, ‘nobody wants to be lectured at by a woman’.”
Read the full story..Review: Peaky Blinders, Season Four, Episode One
“We’re going back…back to Small Heath,” says a blood-spattered Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) in the opening episode of Peaky Blinders, season four.
Read the full story..Review: The Reformation, John Rylands Library, Manchester
“So, what exactly is the Reformation?” asks one of my fellow journalists at the press preview of John Rylands Library’s new exhibition. There’s a pause from our guide that suggests this is not a new question.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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- Writing a novel in 2021? Tips and guidance from a successful 2020 debut author
- Book Review: Lairies by Steve Hollyman
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
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