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How to get the most out of Online Literary Slap-fights
“Heart of Darkness”, universities, Goodreads reviews, and collecting one’s thoughts. Graphic created by the author in Canva . Have you...
Calvin Stevens
Jun 4, 20258 min read


Anti-colonial but not Anti-racist
Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing” and the problem of the white gaze in African literature. Cover for “The Grass is Singing” |...
Calvin Stevens
Apr 13, 202511 min read


I was 17 when I read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
Strangely enough, it prepared me more for adulthood than any other book. One of the most beautiful books on my shelf — a Barnes and Noble...
Calvin Stevens
Mar 13, 20259 min read


A Novel of Unfolding Disappointment
How the depressing banality of society is presented in Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. If you would like to support this article...
Calvin Stevens
Mar 3, 20257 min read


A Truly Universal, All-inclusive Book
Author’s photo — The two beautiful second-hand copies of ‘The Art of War’ and the ‘Tao Te Ching’ I got for a bargain price at a Chinese...
Calvin Stevens
Jan 29, 20258 min read
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