“We’ve got issues” Presents: Episode 9 “rat Queens Vol 1: Sass and Sorcery”

Do you like comics or want to learn more? Then We’ve Got issues is the podcast for you! In collaboration with the University of Leicester’s* monthly graphic novel recommendation, this podcast digs a little deeper into each month’s chosen title. Join Esther and Sarah (along with their guests) as they set out to explore what […]

January 2020: Irmina BY Barbara Yelin

Starting in the 1930s, this graphic novel follows the story of Irmina von Behdinger. She’s young and ambitious and determined to do whatever she wants to do. She meets Howard Green, a Black student at Oxford University while staying in London. However, when Irmina has to return to Germany, they eventually lose touch and she […]

12 Book/Film Reviews of Christmas

“There’s magic in the air this eveningMagic in the airThe world is at her best, you knowWhen people love and careThe promise of excitementIs one the night will keepAfter all there’s only one more sleep ’til Christmas” On this cold, wet, post-election December day we thought we could all do with a bit of festive […]

Polar Express (2004)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis 96 minutes Floor 3 Pink zone 791.4372 POL It’s fair to say that The Polar Express split critics. Roger Ebert praised the film, giving it a score of four stars out of four; other critics, however, panned the film, describing it as ‘creepy’ and ‘uncanny’, on Rotten Tomatoes the film only […]

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Directed by Rob Reiner 80 minutes Floor 3 Pink zone 791.4372 THI It’s time to crank the speakers up to 11 for the comical mock ‘rockumentary’ of This is Spinal Tap. The comedy film sees British band Spinal Tap try to break into American with their album ‘Smell the Glove’ with cover art that is […]

Black History Month: 24 Black Authors In Focus

For Black History Month we wanted to present to you an in depth look at the notable works of numerous black authors whose books we have for loan here at the David Wilson Library. We have searched our library shelves high and low to curate a list of works that cover a wide selection of […]

What is represent?

Represent is the campaign the Library is running this year to help diversify our collections. It’s important to us that our collections represent the incredible range of diverse voices of our students, staff and local population. We are keen to include more works by underrepresented voices in the Library and are asking you to recommend […]

The Underground Railroad BY Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead’s award winning The Underground Railroad is a fast-paced adventure which follows an enslaved girl, Cora, on her bid for freedom from her brutal plantation in the deep-South. The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner cements its place as a modern classic by merging slave testimonies with a realistic imagining of the ‘underground railroad’, which results in a dramatic historical fiction novel […]

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) and In the Heat of the Night (1967): A Sidney Poitier Special

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Directed by Stanley Kramer 108 minutes Floor 3 Pink zone 791.4372 GUE In the Heat of the Night Directed by Norman Jewison 109 minutes Floor 3 Pink zone 791.4372 IN Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role; he […]

15 VIDEO games that changed storytelling in gaming

To complement our Narrative in Video Game event that took place as part of our Read at Leicester celebrations two library staff members who love computer games have compiled a list of fifteen video games to walk you through the history of developing video game narratives. If you haven’t ever been interested in video games this list may inspire you […]