Prose and Cons was the first column to be introduced here at Zimmer, previously known as Book of the Month. Written by columnist and editor Millie Harris, the column invites you to consider diversifying your bookshelf, widening your choice of genre and your view of the world. The column introduces a new book on the first of every month.
The writer
Millie Harris studied English Literature at York St. John University, graduating with a first class honours, alongside reviewing books for Zimmer's column. As Literature Editor, she curates and plans the magazine's Literature section. Aside from her work at Zimmer, Millie is extremely passionate about film, books and all things media. She spends her spare time researching, reading and being with her cat. Millie has happily been a part of Zimmer since the beginning and has loved every moment!
What Is a Woman Without Men?
In Sharnush Parsipur’s Women Without Men, a woman becomes a tree, another dies twice, and a third finds herself looking at men without heads. It is an utterly bizarre and...
What Is a Woman Without Men?
What Is a Woman Without Men?
When the past does not stay in the past — Celeste Mohammed’s Ever Since We Small
Celeste Mohammed’s Ever Since We Small begins with a woman who refuses to die in the way she has been told she must. Jayanti is a young widow in India, expected...
When the past does not stay in the past — Celeste Mohammed’s Ever Since We Small
When the past does not stay in the past — Celeste Mohammed’s Ever Since We Small
A Mess-merising Story: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
What does it mean to have a ‘once in a lifetime’ love and still walk away from it? Lidija Hilje tackles this question in her debut novel Slanting Towards the...
A Mess-merising Story: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
A Mess-merising Story: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
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