How one Jacqueline WIlson book taught me my Mum was more than ‘mental’ and why we should treat the ‘maddened mother’ trope with more nuance. “What is a Bitch?” I asked. I sat cross-legged on my floor, nestled between my Sylvanian families, balancing Mr...
Storytelling is as old as mankind itself. Long before the Sumerians were writing down The Epic of Gilgamesh on their clay tablets 4,000 years ago, people have been gathering round the fire to tell long-forgotten tales. These stories helped us to understand the world...
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...
While we all know the physical and mental benefits of reading, there is a new secret to enhancing your reading experience further, and that’s choosing to read mindfully. No matter how much you love reading, it can be hard to make time for it. We often find ourselves...
Time Shelter, written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel, has won the International Booker Prize 2023, making it the first novel originally published in Bulgarian to win. The winner was announced last night at a ceremony at Sky Garden in London, with...
