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Olivia's Year in Books: 2018

As the year comes to an end, Editor-in-Chief and Literature Editor, Olivia considers the books that marked her year.

LiteratureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminDecember 31, 2018literature, Contemporary LiteratureComment

Christmas at Lyme Park

On Christmas Eve Eve, Rory Mara visits Lyme Park in deep fog and explores its connections to Pemberley and Austen.

Travel, Lifestyle, Holiday, LiteratureRory MaraDecember 23, 2018Lyme Park, Pemberley, fog, England, English houses, English country houses, Jane Austen, literature, architecture, winterComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 4

As December rushes by, the Attic editors settle down with their books, some revisiting holiday classics and others discovering harrowing non-fiction.

Intoxication for the Ear: Christmas Music from the Past

“What the lyrics to these carols contain is a kaleidoscope of images — a hare, a tree of life, christ winning humanity in battle, an eagle bearing a lover away, a spotless rose. Listening to them, the winter glows with light and fantasy until the light comes back. “

Discussing Normal People

Having read Sally Rooney’s Normal People at the same time, Lauren and Olivia discuss the novel.

Literature, Culture, Book ReviewsOlivia Gündüz-Willemin and Lauren OlmedaDecember 6, 2018Normal People, Sally Rooney, Contemporary Literature, Irish Literature, Contemporary Lit, favorite Comments

“What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?"

Accompanied by an original illustration by Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell addresses the November spirit while contemplating Ruth Negga as Hamlet, Hozier’s recent ‘Movement,’ and a passage from T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland.’

Culture, Creative, LiteratureEliza CampbellNovember 20, 2018culture, poetry, T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland, Hozier, Movement, Hamlet, Ruth Negga, Dublin, Ophelia, November, October, Autumn at the Attic, Beowulf, illustration, artwork, Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell, favorite, HalloweenComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 3

The Attic on Eighth Editors round up their November reads.

ARCADIA

Heads fly and Arcadia is born. Beauty Editor & Resident Medievalist, Rory Mara turns to horror in order to retell the Italian folk tale of Costanzo/Costanza as a mashup with the Renaissance story of Arcadia.

Creative, LiteratureRory MaraOctober 28, 2018Arcadia, short stories, short story, creative writing, retelling of Arcadia, Costanzo/Costanza, Italian folk tale, retelling of Costanzo/CostanzaComment

Understatedly Spooky Reads (For When You Can't Do Scary Stories)

Not one for scary stories, Olivia shares ten understatedly spooky reads that’ll get you into the October spirit without making you jump out of your skin.