Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsInto the Wreck by Susannah Dickey
Susannah Dickey's novel Into the Wreck explores the aftermath of a man's death through his remaining family members Read more »| 07 Apr 2026 -
Book ReviewsOn the Bus Without a Phone by Babak Ganjei
Visual artist Babak Ganjei brings out an idiosyncratic novella of everyday, low-level dread Read more »| 02 Apr 2026 -
Book ReviewsOctober by Nur Turkmani
Across multiple Octobers, Lebanese poet Nur Turkmani explores ideas of memory, love and transformation Read more »| 30 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsMy Lover, The Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum
Cult gay poet and writer Wayne Koestenbaum finally gets a UK release with his latest book, My Lover, The Rabbi Read more »| 27 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsThe Delusions by Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan's intensely humanist novel explores the administrative structures of the afterlife Read more »| 13 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsMirrorstage by Peter Scalpello
Poet Peter Scalpello turns his hand to prose in this psychedelic exploration of queerness and addiction Read more »| 12 Mar 2026
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Book ReviewsSpoiled Milk by Avery Curran
Something deadly is lurking in the background of Briarley School for Girls in this queer Gothic boarding school novel Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsBody Double by Hanna Johansson
People disappear into others in this enigmatic Hitchcockian thriller Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
Book ReviewsLean Cat, Savage Cat by Lauren J. Joseph
In Lauren J. Joseph's Lean Cat, Savage Cat, a charismatic Bowie-like figure appears in a woman's life, opening up questions around ambiguity, identity and desire Read more »| 24 Feb 2026 -
Book ReviewsSuckerfish by Ashani Lewis
Ashani Lewis' highly atmospheric novel Suckerfish explores the tangled relationships between mothers and daughters Read more »| 24 Feb 2026 -
Book ReviewsMurder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
In this thrilling yet uneven ride, a sex worker assassinates an extremist politician Read more »| 09 Feb 2026 -
Book ReviewsThe Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi
In Thea Lenarduzzi's The Tower, two complex narratives mingle and diverge in an exploration of storytelling and trauma Read more »| 09 Feb 2026 -
Book ReviewsGlyph by Ali Smith
In her latest novel, Ali Smith looks to the past to explore how and why we never seem to learn from historic mistakes Read more »| 26 Jan 2026 -
Book ReviewsApparitions by Margo Glantz
Originally published in the 1990s in Margo Glantz' native Mexico, her novel Apparitions is a heady, erotic exploration of the entanglement between sex, religion and art Read more »| 20 Jan 2026 -
Book ReviewsThe Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
An affair mostly happens in a bored wife's mind in this interesting yet formally uninventive novel from Erin Somers Read more »| 12 Jan 2026