ROPES is an annual literary journal published by the students of the MA in Literature and Publishing at NUIG. All proceeds of ROPES 2013 are going to Jigsaw in Galway; a charity that provides free and confidential support service for 15-25 year olds living in Galway city and county.

It's been while now since The Twilight Saga books have come to an end, and it seems like every book I've read since then I have compared to or related it back to Twilight in some way. That can be good and bad, mostly it's just annoying. Since there are no new Twilight books coming out in the near future, I went in search of some books to check out next. I found that many reviews are either re-worded summaries or they're too detailed for my liking, and after reading many of them, I no longer needed to read the book.

For Easter this year, my parents got me Andy Holmes's book, My Pajama Bible: 30 Bedtime Bible Stories. Even though I'm 34 years old now, this is a pretty appropriate gift, considering I have a two-year-old and an infant. The back cover of this book lists the recommended age range as 0-3 years. The book jacket blurb claims that “as they [children] listen to the stories and point out all the sweet illustrations, they will develop a love for God and [H]is Word.” Now, that’s a pretty big claim to make.