KICKING OFF IN NORTH KOREA
KICKING OFF IN NORTH KOREA Tim Hartley (Y Lolfa) For a book that literally has a football reference in the title, it’s about much more than just football. If anything, …
KICKING OFF IN NORTH KOREA Tim Hartley (Y Lolfa) For a book that literally has a football reference in the title, it’s about much more than just football. If anything, …
THE GREASY POLL Mike Parker (Y Lolfa) The Greasy Poll is an insider’s account in diary form of the ups and downs of the murky world of Welsh political life, as …
THE HATRED OF POETRY Ben Lerner (Fitzcarraldo Editions) For generations, poetry has been said to be something of a dying art, but in reality it has changed and morphed with …
THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN Jorge De Sena (Dedalus) Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, this novella holds the classic foundations of a medieval fairy tale yet told in a modern voice. Three …
INVESTIGATING MR WAKEFIELD Rob Gittins (Y Lolfa) If the cult hit Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn left boyfriends and husbands across the globe sleeping with one eye open, Investigating Mr Wakefield by …
BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS Lina Wolff (And Other Stories) It’s not often that you come across a novel as wonderful, alluring and surreal as Lina Wolff’s Bret …
PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS Dan Fox (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Arguably relevant anecdote: the other day, I went into a shop while carrying this book, put it in my basket and instinctively, …
BLACK APPLES OF GOWER Iain Sinclair (Little Toller Books) Iain Sinclair’s latest foray into the labyrinthine workings of memory and landscape is many things: an exceptional portrait of a much …
COUNTER NARRATIVES John Keene (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Counter Narratives is a fascinating read where the mode of storytelling is as integral as the stories themselves. Keene’s able command of language means at times …
APPAREL Arthur Mauritz (Dedalus) Apparel is a rare insight into the lives of a small group of people, where we, the readers, have the privilege to access their everyday thoughts, routines …
ALUN, GWENO AND FREDA John Pikoulis (Seren Books) Published to mark the centenary of Alun Lewis himself, this new re-working features a variety of unknown material sheds new light on …
NOWHERE PEOPLE | BOOK REVIEW By Paulo Scott (And Other Stories). Price: £10/£5 eBook. Info: www.andotherstories.org I picked this book out because I was completely intrigued by the premise: a …