Articles by Katherine Wootton

 In Other Worlds

Katherine Wootton reviews Margaret Atwood's new work of non-fiction which explores the importance and vast potential of science fiction - a much ridiculed and underestimated genre - in the literary canon, and delves into the significance it holds for Atwood as both a reader and writer

Katherine Wootton // 27 October 2011

Categories: Books, Reviews

 Ruth

Katherine Wootton examines how Elizabeth Gaskell's daring novel Ruth, a new edition of which is published this month, challenges our prejudices and suggests how it is still relevent today

Katherine Wootton // 19 May 2011

Categories: Books, Reviews

 His & Hers

Interviews with 70 women tell the life story of white, Irish, heterosexual women, through their relationships with men. Katherine Wootton has more

Katherine Wootton // 3 March 2011

Categories: Films

 Rose: Love in Violent Times

Inga Muscio's latest book blends anecdotes, history and theory to examine where violence originates from and how to find space for love in a vicious world. The result is in turns naïve, stirring and provocative, says Katherine Wootton

Katherine Wootton // 13 February 2011

Categories: Books

 How to Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior

Laura Kipnis' "theory of scandal" starts an interesting conversation, says Katherine Wootton, but ignores the impact on victims to concentrate on gossip and society's response

Katherine Wootton // 11 January 2011

Categories: Books

 Our Tragic Universe

Scarlett Thomas' latest novel delves into the nature of narrative, says Katherine Wootton

Katherine Wootton // 24 July 2010

Categories: Books

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