Ahead of the Women’s Prize for Fiction winner being announced in two weeks, BLOT sat down with Laline Paull, author of shortlisted book POD to talk about fighting the environmental crisis through fiction. If Laline Paull had to describe her Women’s Prize shortlisted...
Although it’s often overlooked, 21% of the planet is home to indigenous people. These groups are the most in-touch with the earth of any humans, often living in perfect balance with their environment. Through rotating hunting seasons and crop rotation, native...
Hay Festival is an annual literature festival that takes place in Hay-On-Wye, Powis in Wales every year. This year, the festival began on Thursday (May 25) and will be running until Sunday (June 4). Hay Festival seeks to “inspire, examine and entertain with...
BLOT’s Rating: 🕮🕮🕮🕮 Warning: Major spoilers ahead! Much like the title of the book, Under the Skin is not what it looks like on the surface. When the story opens, we’re introduced to the book’s protagonist Isserley, who spends her time in the Scottish Highlands...
Middle Earth is one of the most well-known worlds in fantasy. It’s the setting of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but what would its climate actually look like? Researchers at the University of Bristol have put together a climate model of J.R.R. Tolkien’s...
