Colm Tóibín is a writer I know a fair bit about yet have never properly…
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Childhood, Boyhood, Youth by Leo Tolstoy: Themes of Shyness and Self-Improvement
Leo Tolstoy began Childhood, Boyhood, Youth – a trilogy – in his early twenties. It…
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier: Quaker Living, Quilts and Intertextuality
A group of escaped slaves, 1862-1865, South Carolina, US. The main character in The Last…
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The Power of Introverts & My Experience of Social Anxiety Disorder
As an introvert who has been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, I could really relate…
Five TED Talks for Social Anxiety and Shyness
I could spend hours watching TED talks: there are so many videos of educational and inspirational…
A Guide to Learning Languages When You’re Shy
I study Spanish at university, and have also learnt some Italian and Catalan. However, due…