May 30, 2019 Lux by Elizabeth Cook Reviewed by Julie Barham This is an immensely profound book. It encompasses huge themes – birth and death, self imposed exile and imprisonment, the…
May 28, 2019 Doggerland by Ben Smith Reviewed by Rebecca Foster There’s no sign of a decline in the popularity of dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction. If anything, it’s becoming even more…
May 23, 2019 Berg by Ann Quin Review by Helen Parry Until a couple of months ago, I had never heard of Ann Quin. However, I then read that the independent…
May 21, 2019 The Parisian by Isabella Hammad Review by Anna Hollingsworth In the run-up to its publication, Isabella Hammad’s The Parisian was trumpeted as one of the most significant debuts of…
May 21, 2019 The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology by Mark Boyle Reviewed by Rebecca Foster It’s common practice nowadays, when publicizing a book review published in an online venue, to tag the author on social…
May 16, 2019 Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Review by Liz Dexter I felt a little overwhelmed facing up to reviewing this book, as there have been many reviews published since it…
May 14, 2019 Five Fascinating Facts About… Daphne du Maurier Compiled by Annabel Ali at her blog, Heavenali, is hosting Daphne du Maurier reading week from May 13-19, so we’re joining in. One: Jamaica Inn, the…
May 14, 2019 The Book of Baruch by the Gnostic Justin, by Geoffrey Hill Edited by Kenneth Haynes Reviewed by Rob Spence When Geoffrey Hill died in 2016, his monumental Broken Hierarchies: Poems 1952 -2012 was still fresh, its astonishing…
May 9, 2019 Little Boy by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Review by Karen Langley American poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is perhaps more regularly acknowledged nowadays for his pivotal role in pioneering the Beat Generation; from…
May 9, 2019 Horizon by Barry Lopez Review by Peter Reason Barry Lopez is one of the greats of ‘nature writing’ (although he dislikes the term, as it seems do most…
May 7, 2019 The Other Americans by Laila Lalami Review by Gill Davies The cover illustration for the book is an aerial view of a suburban street. A pattern of identical houses with…
May 7, 2019 So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch by Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Ingvild Burkey Reviewed by Jean Morris This is a book for fans of Karl Ove Knausgaard who also love the work of…
May 2, 2019 Crossing by Pajtim Statovci Translated by David Hackston Reviewed by Anna Hollingsworth Crossing is perhaps one of the vaguest book titles I have come across recently, especially given the…
May 2, 2019 The Office of Gardens and Ponds by Didier Decoin Translated by Euan Cameron Reviewed by Harriet In this magical novel, we are in Japan, many many years ago. The small, unremarkable village of…
