Josh Allan - Quillette

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The Return of Right-Wing Cancel Culture

It is dispiriting to watch some of the staunchest critics of woke politics engaging in their own brand of cancel culture.

Josh Allan

25 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

The Great Napoleonic Novel

“It’s a sin to want to die for a nation.”

Josh Allan

16 Nov 2023 · 8 min read

Misreading Middle-Earth: Tolkien and the Contemporary Reader

Fantasy is more popular than ever, and this is the direct consequence of Tolkien’s success. But the genre has survived by adapting, and in an age of secularism, that process has involved evaporating the religious themes Tolkien cared about so deeply.

Josh Allan

2 Sep 2023 · 10 min read

Do We Still Need a Women’s Prize for Fiction?

It is time to consider retiring awards segregated by the sex of the author.

Josh Allan

10 Mar 2023 · 7 min read