Mary Shelley, often overlooked in sci-fi history, was the first-ever science fiction writer. Inspired by cutting-edge debates on life and electricity, her novel asked questions we still grapple with ...

The Last Frankenstein is flawed, yes, yet it has some fun moments. The opening looks and sounds like a gore romp; think a modern, heady video nasty a la the work of Jess Franco. The fun does come, ...

Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein.” (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, ...

Like so many people, I knew about Mary Shelley and her famous novel Frankenstein before I had even read it. I actually studied it for my 19th-century literature module as part of my English Literature ...

Kildare author Pádraig Kenny has been shortlisted for this year’s KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards. RTÉ broadcaster Rick ...

When a nurse called Celie (played by Scrubs' Judy Reyes) learns her daughter, Lila (AJ Lister), has died in hospital, she ...

Doris Slusher Kitts of Christiansburg, Virginia, was born on March 11, 1937, and passed away on February 21, 2025. A woman of boundless love and generosity, ...

LIMERICK-based author Pádraig Kenny has been shortlisted for this year’s KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards. RTÉ broadcaster Rick O’Shea announced the ten shortlisted titles at a ceremony in the ...

Award-winning author Vanessa Saunders recognized a relationship between trauma and her own writing process and set about ...

Summer 2025 Season has arrived at Ilkley Playhouse and we hope there is something for everyone to enjoy over the next six months.