LANNY | BOOK REVIEW
LANNY Max Porter (Faber & Faber) Anyone who’s read Max Porter’s Grief Is The Thing With Feathers from 2015 will not forget it in a hurry. It’s one of the most …
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CARADOC EVANS: THE DEVIL IN EDEN | BOOK REVIEW
CARADOC EVANS: THE DEVIL IN EDEN John Harris (Seren Books) In his compelling new biography of the writer once dubbed the ‘best-hated man in Wales’, John Harris allows us to …
THE LOST MAN | BOOK REVIEW
THE LOST MAN Jane Harper (Little, Brown) Australia’s new queen of crime is back with her third slice of life and death in the outback under burning skies. Nathan Bright …
THE TAKING OF ANNIE THORNE | BOOK REVIEW
THE TAKING OF ANNIE THORNE C.J. Tudor (Michael Joseph/Penguin) Crime meets psychological suspense meets out-and-out horror in The Taking Of Annie Thorne, C.J. Tudor’s follow-up to the best-selling The Chalk …
WAVES | BOOK REVIEW
WAVES Eduard von Keyserling, trans. Gary Miller (Dedalus) Originally published in 1911, and now rereleased over a century later, the world Eduard von Keyserling describes in Waves– of an aristocracy …
THE RAIN WATCHER | BOOK REVIEW
THE RAIN WATCHER Tatiana de Rosnay (Thorndike Press) Franco-British author de Rosnay, best known for the smash-hit novel Sarah’s Key, is feted across the Channel for her readable melodramas, but …
REPARATION | BOOK REVIEW
REPARATION Gaby Koppel (Honno Press) Author Gaby Koppel, born and bred in Cardiff suburb Rhiwbina, has utilised her extensive knowledge of the city for her debut novel. Reparation takes us …
HAPPENING | BOOK REVIEW
HAPPENING Annie Ernaux, trans. Tanya Leslie (Fitzcarraldo Editions) French writer Annie Ernaux was just 23 when, in 1963, she discovered she was pregnant and decided she could not keep the …
BINDLESTIFF | BOOK REVIEW
BINDLESTIFF Wayne Holloway (Influx Press) Film director Wayne Holloway takes a cinematic approach to novel writing. His debut, Bindlestiff, blends prose with screenplay in a tale set in both present-day …
WOLF COUNTRY | BOOK REVIEW
WOLF COUNTRY Tunde Farrand (Lightning-Eye) Imagine a world where your existence and its ‘right to reside’ is dictated by how much money you spend. Working all day to indulge, pamper …
GABY KOPPEL | INTERVIEW
Known more for her work in media and T.V, Cardiff born Gaby Koppel has turned her talents to fiction, with her debut novel Reparation on the shelves now. Chris Andrews …
THE BEAT OF THE PENDULUM | BOOK REVIEW
THE BEAT OF THE PENDULUM Catherine Chidgey (Lightning) A book, New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey’s fifth, in an apparent genre of one. The Beat Of The Pendulum is dubbed a “found …