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Jan 15, 2025 | 
panmacmillan.com | Katie Jarvis
by Katie Jarvis15/01/20252 minutes to readCelebrate the highs and lows of sisterhood in these brilliant and relatable novels. by Katie Jarvis15/01/20252 minutes to readLet’s be honest, where would we be without our female friends? Remember that time you were laughing so much you couldn’t breathe, or that guy you argued viciously over (only to have forgotten him a few weeks later), or that much-needed bottle of wine shared after a bad week at work?
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
panmacmillan.com | Katie Jarvis
by Katie Jarvis10/01/20253 minutes to readBrilliant debuts to add to your reading list. by Katie Jarvis10/01/20253 minutes to readHot-off-the-press new arrivals plus the debut works of some of our most esteemed literary and classic authors. Eva is sixteen and living in Brooklyn when she meets super-rich Upper East-Sider Jamie in the hospital her grandmother is dying in. So begins this coming-of-age debut novel from short story writer Clare Sestanovich.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
campustimes.org | Katie Jarvis
On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Professional Women’s Hockey League kicked off their second annual season. The Toronto Scepters’ season began on an exciting note with a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet. Nov. 30 also marked the first time I actually paid enough attention to know when a sports season started. I’ve never really been someone who enjoys or even understands sports. At least, not until I attended my first PWHL hockey game.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
nationalpigassociation.co.uk | Katie Jarvis
A survey of NPA members has found that nearly half of indoor pig producers who took part would be forced to quit the industry if a transition to flexible farrowing crates was pushed through in the next 5 to 10 years. As part of our work on farrowing systems, the NPA recently conducted a survey of producers to find out what the industry is planning with regards to farrowing systems.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Katie Jarvis
The Three Musketeers, Trois: a new musical adventure! at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester, to January 4, 2025 This isn’t pantomime as we know it (‘Ah, oui, c’est’), says Katie Jarvis. It’s a Paris-based musical adventure that’s so fun, it’s funnier than most of the things you previously considered fun Yes, yes, I know that France in the 17th century was a dodgy place to be.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
nationalpigassociation.co.uk | Katie Jarvis
In recent years there has been a growing interest in how we house pigs during farrowing. We have seen numerous campaigns and petitions calling for a ban on ‘cages’, but also more focus on the topic from politicians, and, more recently, the supply chain. While some of this noise has tried to infer a pig sector that is complacent about sow welfare, the industry has already started to take steps away from conventional farrowing systems.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
campustimes.org | Katie Jarvis
Last fall, I studied abroad at Denmark Technical University (DTU), just north of Copenhagen. I had two main criteria when I chose a school to study abroad at: 1) I needed to be able to take at least four courses that would satisfy my degree requirements, and 2) I wanted to live in a country where I could get by on English alone. That’s not to say I didn’t make an effort to “immerse myself in Danish culture,” or however the Center for Education Abroad would like me to phrase it.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
panmacmillan.com | Katie Jarvis
In his Booker Prize shortlisted novel, Percival Everett lays out a precise and painful depiction of the Antebellum South on the cusp of Civil War, shot through with his trademark dry humour and semantic flair. The novel is told from the perspective of James (formerly ‘Jim’), the affable companion of Huckleberry Finn in Mark Twain’s novel.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
campustimes.org | Katie Jarvis
It’s been just over a year since my boyfriend, Somes, adopted his Netherlands Dwarf rabbit, Daisy. As an emotional support animal, Daisy spent the first six months of her life in a dorm and was quick to establish that she was the new queen of Somes’ Burton single, making sure to frequently patrol the floor to ensure no intruders slipped in undetected. The day that she learned she could hop from the floor to his chair to his bed was the day she annexed it into her domain.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Katie Jarvis
Journalist and author Ben Macintyre has written the first definitive account of the SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in 1980. We in the UK watched it unfold live on TV. The Siege is an astonishing account of what was (vividly, horrifically, humanly) happening behind the scenes Google it. Because the footage, more than 40 years on, is still remarkable. Mesmerising. Horrifying. Even (still) unique. Maybe it’s partly the contrast. On (slightly shaky) camera, an elegant background scene appears.
