Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsLairies by Steve Hollyman
Steve Hollyman's Lairies is a timely and guttural novel which will stay with the reader for days to come Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
Louise Kennedy's The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac is an engaging short story collection and whets the appetite for her upcoming novel Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Khan by Saima Mir
Saima Mir's crime thriller The Khan is a unique and compelling read Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsKitchenly 434 by Alan Warner
Alan Warner is on top form with this relentless deconstruction of masculine delusion Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
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
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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 -
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