From menstruation to mothers and menopause, nothing is off limits in Susan Darlington’s new poetry collection.
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8 Contemporary Books by Women that are Totally Unmissable
From the spellbinding memoir of Carmen Maria Machado, to the hilarious personal essays of Samantha Irby, we’ve selected a few of our favourite books by women that we’re sure you’ll enjoy.
8 Non-Fiction Reads about Race for Black History Month and Beyond
Black History Month is drawing to a close, but anti-racist allyship isn’t over when the hashtags stop trending. Here’s a list of non-fiction reads about race to get you started and keep up momentum.
6 Captivating Novels by Black Authors to Get on Your Shelves Right Now
Get down to your local bookshop and support Black writing! Check out this selection of the Harpy team’s favourite novels by Black authors.
“I am not fixed and there is nothing to mend” – Chérie Taylor Battiste launches Lioness
Lit by the golden glow of fairy lights in a snug back room at The Tetley, Chérie Taylor Battiste performs poetry from her new book, Lioness…
6 Bedside Table Books for 2019
Betwixtmas is over, New Year has come and gone and we’re all finally running out of Christmas chocolate. As we muddle our way through the first week back at work, it’s comforting to know that there’s a pile of delicious books waiting for us by the bed, to sink into the moment we get home. So, if you need a little reading list inspiration for 2019, here are some of our favourites to get you started…
7 Immersive Novels for the Reluctant Reader
Do you suffer from book panic? There’s an ever-growing pile by my bed. There are hard-hitting novels, poignant memoirs and essay collections I’ll never get around to, all lovingly recommended by friends or featured on podcasts. The problem is, when I’m craving a book, I want a big dollop of fiction.
How the Light Gets In, and other solstice reads
On the longest day of the year sunlight floods Hyde Park Book Club for the launch of Clare Fisher’s short story collection How the Light Gets In. Joined by Influx Press, Leeds Big Bookend, Naomi Booth and Samuel Fisher, it's a summer solstice book launch to remember.
Unconventional Love Stories: From the Creepy to the Cute
This Valentine's Day, whether you're all loved up or a single independent Galentine, why not live vicariously through someone else's great love story. Check out the Harpy shortlist of creeps, cuties and couples...
Boxing Day Best Books
Christmas is over and we are faced with the daunting prospect of filling those dead days leading up to New Year's Eve. Seeing as the Harpy team initially came together over a mutual love of books, we thought this seemed the perfect opportunity to share a selection of our favourite reads to eliminate your post-Christmas blues - (because, as we all know, a good book cures all).
Lyra Belacqua: A Fictional Feminist
The recent publication of Philip Pullman’s ‘The Book of Dust’ brought with it, for me, a wave of nostalgia. Although Lyra Belacqua, the fictional heroine of my youth, features only as a baby, the novel still centres on her. I bought the book and read it within three days, desperate to re-engage with the alluring world of witches, daemons and armoured bears that so captivated me as a child.