Read published author, Elisa’s engaging piece on why the deeply-philosophical, yet compelling writer, Iris Murdoch, deserves a new audience: “I discovered Iris Murdoch in my first year at Cambridge, where I was studying English at Pembroke College…this was 1999 and my best friend had just finished The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch and passed it to me as I waved my goodbye before leaving.”

A spotlight on Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian author who writes in English. Amy first discovered her work when completing her french dissertation on Haitian literature, and found her novels a fascinating insight into a history that was previously unknown - the parsley massacre, the continued rivalry between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This post spotlights a different country as well as an inspiring female author worth a voice.