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Crime Fiction is Not Low-Brow

The high-brow/low-brow debate – no longer limited to the confines of literature – has now proliferated across popular culture and become increasingly commonplace. We have all been there and done that, haven’t we? Many of us have secretly (and perhaps unconsciously) reprimanded individuals, holding their literary tastes against them. We have looked down on specific […]

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The poet’s humility has trumped the politician’s hubris

What has typically been a form of literature reserved for students and artsy types has recently seen a striking growth in popularity. People have spent £12 million on poetry in the last year. As we are living in a post-truth culture, it is hardly surprising that young people are turning away from words of fact […]