Book Reviews

Peter Scalpello's Limbic is a vital debut poetry collection, fizzing with life and living Read more »

The Voids is a portrait of the city, the margins of society, and of a young man, that captures the wealth to be found in perceived emptiness Read more »

Galatea is a welcome – albeit fleeting – return to the worlds Madeline Miller brings to life Read more »

In Good Intentions, Kasim Ali not only lays bare the sweetness and nerves of first love, but also levels an unflinching gaze on the prejudices and racism within minority communities Read more »

Missouri Williams' The Doloriad is a cruel, brutal, post-apocalyptic look at the bonds of family and the inherent disaster of being born Read more »

Jenni Fagan balances magic and realism perfectly in her new book, reframing the story of Scotland's witch trials Read more »