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This week, we are moving to a later time and to Zoom for a change! We will be discussing ‘retellings’ or ‘revisions’: those films and TV shows that have been recently remade (Mr. and Mrs. Smith; One Day), as well as novels that rewrite old works, picking out ‘forgotten’ characters (Sandra Newman’s Julia – a … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Retellings (3pm, Mon 13 May, Zoom)”
Monday 29th April, 18:30 – 19:30 GMT, Zoom For our next meeting, we’re reading and discussing Bolu Babalola’s Honey & Spice, a novel written by the self-coined “romcomoisseur.” Babalola made waves with her Love in Colour anthology, while Honey & Spice is her first romance novel. Fake-dating? Check. Clever banter? Check. Issues of gender, race and love? Check, check, and check … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – April Session: Bolu Babalola’s Honey & Spice”
Our next session will be on Wednesday 24th April, from 5-7pm, looking at Sara Ahmed’s ‘Complaint!’
In ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we invite you to share a text that you enjoy or has been important to you. We’ll each share a text: this could be a poem that convinced us not to drop out as an undergraduate, a novel that suggested we might need to do an MA to understand it, or … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Works Loved (12pm, Mon 22 April)”
Monday 18th March, 18:30 – 19:30 GMT, Zoom The Romance Reading Group’s March session is welcoming spring with the popular f/f romance Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake. Filled with some of our favourite romance tropes (childhood crush, small town setting, bookstore!), this is a queer romance novel that we would love to … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – March Session: Ashley Herring Blake’s Delilah Green Doesn’t Care”
Following our session last term on fandoms, we are delving deeper into the world with a Page Breaks dedicated to K-pop (Korean pop music)! We will focus on the parasocial relationships found in the K-pop fandom and the different iterations, meanings, and implications of the fandom. Reading an article from Teen Vogue about fandoms, specifically … Continue reading “Page Breaks: K-pop (1pm, Mon 18 March)”
This week we’ll be discussing adaptation theory via Julie Sanders’ Adaptation and Appropriation.
We might be now three months into 2024 (!), but we wanted to reflect on our best reads of 2023 – come with books in mind to discuss! How it works Come with a book or several books (or tv/film/music) in mind and ideas about what you liked and why, and leave with more recommendations … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Bests of 2023 (1pm, Mon 4th March)”
Monday 26th February, 18:30-19:30 GMT, Zoom The Romance Reading Group’s second session in 2024 focuses on another hit from last year: We might be late to the party, but at least we’re going! And by “party,” we mean the BookTok sensation Fourth Wing(hyperlink) by Rebecca Yarros, and by “going” we mean a nerdy get together … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – February Session: Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing”
This week we’ll be thinking about the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in heavy metal music.
