Rachel Tay — The Attic on Eighth

The Art of Intimation: On the Intimate Languages of Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times and Katie Kitamura’s Intimacies

Reading Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times and Katie Kitamura’s Intimacies, Rachel Tay explores the unease of moving away from one’s own country and language.

LiteratureRachel TayFebruary 20, 2022Rachel Tay, lit, literature, Editor's Picks, popularComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 27 – October 2020

Spooky or not, October 2020 is here and we are reading our way through it!

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthOctober 16, 2020What We're Reading, Zoë G. Burnett, Rachel Tay, Eliza Campbell, Vesna Curlic, Kara Thompson, Annie Jo Baker, Amy Richardson, autumnComment

The Choices We Make: On Sophie Mackintosh’s Blue Ticket

In her latest book review for The Attic on Eighth, Rachel Tay turns to Sophie Mackintosh’s Blue Ticket and addresses the topics of choice around motherhood, aided by the work of Jacqueline Rose in Mothers.

Literature, Book ReviewsRachel TayAugust 5, 2020Sophie Mackintosh, Blue Ticket, Rachel Tay, literature, lit, contemporary literature, Contemporary Lit, motherhoodComment

What We’re Watching, Vol. 14: July 2020

As the world spins madly on, we continue to turn to our screens to connect over the shows and films that have been keeping us company through July 2020.

Culture, Film & TelevisionThe Attic On EighthJuly 24, 2020film, television, Zoë G. Burnett, Grusha Singh, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Amy Richardson, Rachel TayComment

Anaesthetised by Solitude: On Ottessa Moshfegh’s Death in Her Hands

In her latest book review, Rachel Tay celebrates Ottessa Moshfegh’s newly released Death In Her Hands and considers what reading about solitude does to the mind in lockdown.

LiteratureRachel TayJune 23, 2020Ottessa Moshfegh, Death In Her Hands, lit, literature, contemporary literature, new releases, book reviews, Rachel TayComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 21

As we continue with another month indoors, those of us immersed in reading share their current recommendations in the first of another two part installment of What We're Reading.

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthMay 15, 2020What We're Reading, Georgia Andrews, Corinne Elicone, Sarai Seekamp, Rachel Tay, reading lists, non-fiction, WWR May 2020, G.K. AndrewsComment

Discussing Normal People: The Series

With its recent release, The Attic on Eighth's foremost Sally Rooney fans gather to discuss the hotly anticipated and highly acclaimed adaptation of Rooney's 2018 novel Normal People.

Culture, LiteratureThe Attic On EighthMay 14, 2020Normal People, Sally Rooney, culture, literature, Rachel Tay, Lauren Olmeda, M.A. McCuen, discussing Normal People, literature adaptations, Hulu, BBCComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 20

As we remain in confinement, The Attic on Eighth writers discuss what it is they’ve been reading this month, from clever new novels referencing old classics to thrillers and much more.

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthApril 20, 2020What We're Reading, books, literature, what to read, Rachel Tay, Sam Cohen, Camilla Danaher, Vesna Curlic, M.A. McCuenComment

What We’re Watching, Vol. 12

Gathering for another session of what we’re currently watching, Attic members talk novel adaptations, period dramas, and new contemporary releases.

CultureThe Attic On EighthApril 10, 2020What We're Watching, what we're watching, adaptations, M.A. McCuen, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Kara Thompson, Rachel Tay, Rhea Peters

Emma. Discussed.

With the highly anticipated release of Autumn De Wilde's Emma. now available for streaming, The Attic On Eighth's film fans and Austenites gather to discuss.

CultureThe Attic On EighthApril 3, 2020Emma. Review, Emma., Jane Austen, Emma 2020, film discussions, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel Reyes, Zoë G. Burnett, Eliza Campbell, Caitlin Carroll, Rachel Tay, springtime at the attic, comforting things, springtime activities, spring films, literatureComment

What We're Reading, Vol. 17

In this monthly piece, Attic writers and editors get together to share what it is they’re reading this February.

LiteratureThe Attic On EighthFebruary 19, 2020literature, lit, What We're Reading, books, booklr, bookstagram, YA lit, M.A. McCuen, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Zoë G. Burnett, Sam Cohen, Caitlin Carroll, Rachel Tay, bookshops, Galignani, book laddersComment

In Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season, a Dead Witch Speaks

“For, in Hurricane Season, one is never drawn out of a twister and into a fairytale. Rather, in its terrific torrent of trauma, deceit, desire and greed, only the cruel lashes of failure and poverty remain.” Writer Rachel Tay reviews Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season.

What We’re Watching, Vol. 8

Settling into hectic December activities, The Attic on Eighth gets together to chat about our favorite seasonal watches both past and present.

CultureThe Attic On EighthDecember 6, 2019Raquel Reyes, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Rory Mara, Rachel Tay, Sam Cohen, What We're Watching, what we're watching, Christmas, winter, television, films, holidays, what to watch, popular

Our Academic Style, Part Two.

In the second and final part of our series on Academia and personal style, we catch up with three more Attic members to learn how they embrace the genre and take it into everyday life now.

What We're Reading, Vol. 12

Midway through September, a group of Attic writers discuss what it is they’re reading this month – from campus novels to Book Prize nominees to YA adult novels.