Month: August 2015

Watchmen: written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons

On By suroor alikhanIn Graphic novels1 Comment

Published by Titan Books, 1986, 414 pages. It is 1985, and Richard Nixon is into his fifth term as president of the United States. The superheroes (the watchmen), who have been helping the country, are outlawed. They are now in hiding, retired or secretly working for the US government. One night in October, a watchman, …

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Why do we read (and write) novels?

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I found this 2013 article on the University of Cambridge website. Four writers—Sarah Burton, Trevor Byrne, Malachi McIntosh and Helen Taylor—talk about how reading and writing shaped their childhood, the power of fiction, what makes good literature. Here are some extracts from their their thoughts on the power of fiction: Sarah Burton: "The power of …

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