Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsThe Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Danielle Evans' brilliant new short story collection explores issues of race, culture, identity and American history Read more »| 04 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsActs of Desperation by Megan Nolan
Megan Nolan's debut novel is a heart-wrenching indictment of the gendered conditions that enable toxic relationships Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore
AK Blakemore writes the forgotten women of the East Anglia Witch Trials back into history in her debut novel Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsNightshift by Kiare Ladner
With new novel Nightshift, Kiare Ladner creates a daunting but exhilarating world that’s difficult to leave Read more »| 18 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsDiary of a Film by Niven Govinden
Niven Govinden's new novel is an existential exploration of the creative process Read more »| 18 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsMade for Love by Alissa Nutting
From the author of Tampa comes a romp involving a billionaire tech mogul, a senior citizen park, a father's sex doll, and an attraction to dolphins, that ends up a tale of loneliness and reality Read more »| 11 Feb 2021
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Book ReviewsKink: Stories by R.O. Kwon & Garth Greenwell
Erotica can get a bad, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' rep, but Kink showcases the beauty of libidinous words in a brilliant anthology of short fiction Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsDuck Feet by Ely Percy
Ely Percy's Duck Feet is a warm, witty celebration of working class life and culture in the West of Scotland Read more »| 01 Feb 2021 -
Book ReviewsBolt from the Blue by Jeremy Cooper
Jeremy Cooper's novel, charting the correspondence between a mother and daughter in 1980s Britain, feels eerily prescient Read more »| 28 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsIslands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn
Cal Flyn weaves social history and ecological analysis into a lyrical journey through a series of spectacular uninhabited locations Read more »| 20 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsLuster by Raven Leilani
Raven Leilani's incisive new novel Luster takes a classic tale of suburban melodrama and renders it fierce and daring Read more »| 18 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsLuckenbooth by Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan's new novel takes us inside the walls of an Edinburgh tenement, and brings a huge array of characters to life Read more »| 05 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Robert Jones Jr.'s debut novel, chronicling the lives of two enslaved gay men in antebellum Mississippi, is historical fiction that feels essential Read more »| 05 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Push by Ashley Audrain
The Push is an unsettling exploration of sanity and motherhood, and of expectations both personal and societal Read more »| 05 Jan 2021 -
Book ReviewsYou Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
Zaina Arafat's You Exist Too Much is a fresh, witty novel which packs a heavy punch Read more »| 30 Nov 2020