Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsA Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes
Blending fantasy and history, A Tall History of Sugar is an epic, generation-spanning novel set in newly independent Jamaica Read more »| 06 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsUntold Day and Night by Bae Suah
Set in Seoul, Untold Day and Night dissolves reality's boundaries to mixed results Read more »| 04 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsStrange Hotel by Eimear McBride
Eimear McBride, the author of A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, returns with a stunning new novel Read more »| 03 Feb 2020 -
Book ReviewsThe Island Child by Molly Aitken
Molly Aitken's debut novel is an atmospheric tale of a mother and daughter on a remote Irish island Read more »| 31 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsThe Wolf of Baghdad by Carol Isaacs
Carol Isaacs' graphic memoir is a journey through heritage and loss, telling the story of Baghdad's Jewish population Read more »| 30 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsPine by Francine Toon
Francine Toon's eerie gothic novel weaves an atmospheric tale of a bereaved young girl in the Scottish Highlands Read more »| 27 Jan 2020
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Book ReviewsMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
A powerhouse of a book, My Dark Vanessa explores abuse and manipulation Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsHotel du Jack by Dan Brotzel
Innovative narratives are not enough to save this patchy collection of short stories Read more »| 21 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsDark Satellites by Clemens Meyer
Clemens Meyer's latest collection of short stories explores those on the fringes of German society Read more »| 20 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsThe Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan's new book is a dramatic real-life story told with passion that might have worked better as a true-crime podcast Read more »| 08 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsA Good Man by Ani Katz
Ani Katz's edgy debut unravels the image of an everyday 'good' man Read more »| 06 Jan 2020 -
Book ReviewsEndland by Tim Etchells
Combining two of Tim Etchells' previous works, Endland is a savage and comical read Read more »| 22 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsLittle Weirds by Jenny Slate
Delicate yet gut-punching, comedian Jenny Slate mines the personal and political to unpack the modern female experience Read more »| 22 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsThe Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age by Claudia Hammond
The Art of Rest is an absorbing exploration of how and why we rest Read more »| 21 Nov 2019 -
Book ReviewsRabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum
Binnie Kirshenbaum's novel is a darkly humorous look at the opposing states of success and failure, love and loneliness Read more »| 12 Nov 2019