LAILA LALAMI’s latest novel imagines an uncomfortably plausible dystopian future
The Dream Hotel sits somewhere between Minority Report and The Handmaid’s Tale: a powerhouse of a book that will live long in the memory.
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ASH SARKAR has some ‘adventures in the culture war’ with her debut book MINORITY RULE
No-one, from right-wing leaders to the reactionary centre-left to you the reader, or Ash Sarkar herself, is let off the hook in this serious must-read of our times.
Aria Aber’s GOOD GIRL is a timely portrait of Berlin and its techno scene
Good Girl depicts the subterranean sites of Berlin’s techno scene, and a city still processing its past and drawing new inhabitants under its spell.
GILLIAN ANDERSON collects anonymous women’s sexual fantasies in WANT
Gillian Anderson collects women's anonymous sexual fantasies for new book Want, which will rock many a household.
Finding wisdom in verse: DAI GEORGE’s HOW TO THINK LIKE A POET
Right now, the world appears to be a dark and dangerous place of little joy. Dai George’s How To Think Like A Poet, may offer respite for its readers.
In RARE SINGLES, BENJAMIN MYERS explores music & redemption in a new light
Former music journalist Benjamin Myers' latest novel, Rare Singles explores music's unique capacity to unlock memory, unite and heal.
HEY, ZOEY: Sarah Crossan uses a literary sex doll to question monogamy in the machine age
Sarah Crossan uses her new novel Hey, Zoey to question whether the line between computers and consciousness hasn’t already been crossed.
SALTBLOOD: Francesca De Tores recounts exploits of infamous pirate Mary Read
Saltblood is Francesca De Tores’ gripping interpretation of the life of infamous pirate Mary Read, whose exploits have remained legend since her death in 1721.
THE GUTENBERG PARENTHESIS: what the Internet age can learn from print
Discover Jeff Jarvis' insightful history of the Gutenberg Age, its impact on culture, and the shift to the digital era in new book, The Gutenberg Parathesis.
From phonographs to streaming: sound recording through history in INTO THE GROOVE
Into The Groove by Jonathan Scott offers an insightful overview of the history and cultural impact of sound recording technology, from phonographs to streaming.
FOR THY GREAT PAIN: a colourful reimagining of the lives of medieval women
Focussing on the meeting of two women in medieval England, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain, Victoria Mackenzie’s debut novel, is a work of powerfully concise and evocative fiction.
Short story maestro George Saunders releases razor-sharp anthology LIBERATION DAY
If good fiction is meant to hold up a mirror to society, then Saunders smashes the mirror and lets you find yourself in the pieces.