by Liseli Thomas | Jun 2, 2023 | Library
Liseli, from the BLOT team, sat down with author Garry Kilworth to uncover the journey of his impressive career. We’ll get to the novelisation of Highlander, to the crazy adventures that came with travelling across the world from the age of 15 to spending 19 years in...
by Shruthi Selvarajan | Jun 1, 2023 | Library, longer reads
Award-winning author of If I Stay, Gayle Forman, delves into the societal pressures of motherhood, mental health and the importance of found family. Gayle sits in her sunny backyard in New York City as she chats to me. Her dog, Rudy, is running around but not daring...
by Liseli Thomas | Jun 1, 2023 | Library
BLOT sat down with Garry Kilworth, author of the novelised Highlander to find out all we could about his impressive career. You can read the full interview with Garry if you subscribe to our June newsletter – BLOT Bookmarked! Q1. What’s one interesting fact...
by Shani Lim | May 31, 2023 | Library
After the huge success of Dune’s film adaptation in 2021, a sequel is set to be released in November 2023. In anticipation of the second Dune film, the BLOT team tested themselves on how much of the book, and its film adaptation, they could remember. WATCH: The...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 30, 2023 | Library
A Dallas school district has apologised after sending children home with a Winnie the Pooh themed book about school shootings. The book, titled Stay Safe: Run, Hide, Fight, is meant to teach students how to stay safe during a gun attack. The cover reads “If...
by Liseli Thomas | May 29, 2023 | Library, Mind
BLOT asked our male readers over on Reddit what books they thought best depicted men’s mental health – here’s what they had to say! And don’t forget to check out BLOT’s #ReadForYourMind campaign over on Instagram. 1. The Body Keeps the...