Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsUniversality by Natasha Brown
In her follow-up to the acclaimed Assembly, Natasha Brown investigates the banal evil of modern British politics and the shaping of national discourse Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
Book ReviewsStag Dance by Torrey Peters
Torrey Peters returns with Stag Dance, another stunning, genre-defying exploration of the nuances and intimacies of trans identity Read more »| 10 Mar 2025 -
Book ReviewsThe Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns with a timely investigation into how stories – reporting, mythmaking and narrative – shape our understanding of the world Read more »| 03 Mar 2025 -
Book ReviewsCarrion Crow by Heather Parry
The new novel from acclaimed Glasgow-based author Heather Parry is a surreal Gothic exploration of marriage, class and sexuality Read more »| 21 Feb 2025 -
Book ReviewsDengue Boy by Michel Nieva
In this surrealist fable, a half-human, half-mosquito boy encapsulates themes of climate catastrophe, hybridity and transformation Read more »| 17 Feb 2025 -
Book ReviewsThe National Telepathy by Roque Larraquy
An Argentinian satirical science fiction novel unlike anything you’ve ever read, newly translated into English by Frank Wynne Read more »| 13 Feb 2025
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Book ReviewsAsk Me Again by Clare Sestanovich
In Clare Sestanovich's debut novel Ask Me Again, tautological questions and half-answers lend a frustrating air to proceedings Read more »| 31 Jan 2025 -
Book ReviewsThe Lamb by Lucy Rose
In this mesmerising Gothic debut, a mother and daughter in the Cumbrian forest prey on strays that cross their path Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
Book ReviewsThe Book of George by Kate Greathead
Kate Greathead’s millennial campus novel is a well-written portrait of a slacker that can't help but grate Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
Book ReviewsConfessions by Catherine Airey
In Catherine Airey's debut, an epic family saga unfolds across generations and countries, capturing the entanglements of the Irish-American experience Read more »| 21 Jan 2025 -
Book ReviewsDealing with the Dead by Alain Mabanckou
In acclaimed Congolese author Alain Mabanckou's latest book, a new resident of Frère Lachaise cemetery has to reckon with their death Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
Book ReviewsWandering Stars by Tommy Orange
American novelist Tommy Orange's latest is a masterful exploration of intergenerational trauma and displacement as told through the eyes of one Native family through the centuries Read more »| 09 Dec 2024 -
Book ReviewsFreakslaw by Jane Flett
Vivid characters and irreverent references abound in Jane Flett's irresistible queer literary horror, Freakslaw Read more »| 04 Dec 2024 -
Book ReviewsFeast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
Queer horror lies at the heart of Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta’s second novel, a sexy and smart inquiry into what it means to belong Read more »| 29 Nov 2024 -
Book ReviewsGliff by Ali Smith
Ali Smith's latest novel Gliff is a natural dystopian progression from her Seasonal Quartet, following two siblings in a near-future world Read more »| 29 Nov 2024