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Christiana Spens

Christiana Spens
Christiana Spens is the author of The Fear (2023), The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media: Playing the Villain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and Shooting Hipsters (Repeater, 2016). She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, and before that read Philosophy at Cambridge. Her writing and artwork has appeared in various publications including The Irish Times, Prospect, Glamour, Stylist, Dazed, the Quietus, The London Magazine, NYRB, and Studio International. She lives in London.


In Search of the Moomins in Helsinki: The Enduring Magic of Tove Jansson’s Characters

Christiana Spens Returns to Her Father’s world (and the Beloved Moomin Books)
November 20, 2024  By Christiana Spens
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Chasing Storms: Christiana Spens on The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

“Eventually the storm is over. Like any passion or disaster, it must always pass.”
June 4, 2024  By Christiana Spens
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All the Books to Read While You’re Not Drinking During Dry January

Christiana Spens Recommends F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward, and More
January 8, 2024  By Christiana Spens
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Our Father Issues: A Reading List of Spiritual Disillusionment

Christiana Spens Recommends Patti Smith, Lily Dunn, and More
April 7, 2023  By Christiana Spens
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