The Apple and the Pearl, by Rym Kechacha
Reviewed by Helen Parry Of all the arts, ballet casts perhaps the most magical spell. The classics of the repertoire are set in otherworldly realms, with entrancing music and fabulous…
The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
Review by Rob Spence The world of 2026 is a world in turmoil. The relentless 24-hour barrage of news brings daily accounts of war, massacres, invasions, extraordinary political manoeuvres, the…
Flesh by David Szalay
Reviewed by Rebecca Foster David Szalay is preoccupied with masculinity and migration, which were his main themes in All That Man Is and Turbulence, respectively. Flesh combines the two topics…
What’s in a Name: How Historians Know Shakespeare was Shakespeare, by Susan Dwyer Amussen
Reviewed by Harriet Plenty of people will be thinking about Shakespeare at the moment, following the release of the wonderful film Hamnet. It’s taken from the novel of the same…
Mrs Jekyll by Emma Glass
Review by Annabel Welsh author Emma Glass’s fourth novel, Mrs Jekyll, gained her a second longlisting for the Dylan Thomas Award in 2025. Her debut, Peach, was also longlisted, and…
Pagans by James Alistair Henry
Review by Annabel I do like an alternative history novel with a contemporary timeline. James Alistair Henry has created a great one in Pagans. It may be a debut novel,…