Book Reviews

The Tyranny of Lost Things is, at its best, a nostalgia-popping look at the place past countercultural lifestyles holds in contemporary consciousness, an intergenerational exploration, and a warning against romanticising the past. Read more »

Sherwood's first novel is a stunning new take on the horrors of the Holocaust Read more »

In her debut novel, Rachel Heng takes this to its wildest extreme, creating a society where health, ageing and mental wellbeing are all government mandated. Read more »

A bestseller in Japan, Convenience Store Woman is an offbeat, tongue-in-cheek read, filled with the minuscule joys of everyday life, and a tale of finding one’s own path to happiness. Read more »

Haig navigates a world that can be dark and stressful in search of the light that lifts the weight of the world off our shoulders; whether or not that’s possible, it’s nice to believe it is Read more »

Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Iliac Crest is a sensuous read with an unbounded story that calls to mind the work of David Lynch Read more »