ELASTIC | BOOKS
Elastic Johanne Bille, trans. Sherilyn Hellberg (Lolli Editions) This tone of this Danish novel is set from the very first page, quickly capturing the open-minded reader with images that raise …
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LITTLE ZINNOBERS | BOOK REVIEW
Little Zinnobers Elena Chizhova, trans. Carol Ermakova (Glagoslav) In Little Zinnobers, Elena Chizhova has written a touching, acutely funny study of a Khruschev-era schoolroom, and a delicate psychological portrait of …
GIRLS BE GOOD: BOJAN BABIC | BOOK REVIEW
Girls Be Good Bojan Babić, trans. Nataša Miljković (Glagoslav) Grim reading ahead. These 20 connected stories all detail the journey of 20 toy lemurs, built in a factory in Yugoslavia …
REAL CARDIFF: PETER FINCH | BOOK REVIEW
Peter Finch (Seren) Peter Finch has been writing about Cardiff since the turn of the millennium. Considering this is the fourth volume of his {Real Cardiff} series, he’s still got …
DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD: OLGA TOKARCZUK | BOOK REVIEW
DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Fitzcarraldo Editions) From the winner of the 2018 Man Booker International Prize comes an acutely subversive …
ROY NOBLE: DOWN THE ROAD AND ROUND THE BEND | BOOK REVIEW
DOWN THE ROAD AND ROUND THE BEND Roy Noble (Graffeg) As one of Wales’ proverbial national treasures, Roy Noble is perfectly placed to write a book like this. Down The …
SLAV SISTERS | BOOK REVIEW
SLAV SISTERS Edited by Natasha Perova (Dedalus) To honour the centenary of women’s votes in the UK, Dedalus has published Slav Sisters to memorialise women’s literature in 20th century Russia and …
THE ALADDIN TRIAL | BOOK REVIEW
THE ALADDIN TRIAL Abi Silver (Lightning And Eye) A classic thriller set in London, where the dynamic legal team of Judith Burton and Constance Lamb are drafted in following the …
“When I ended up in jail I thought to myself that I needed to cut violence out of my life” – ANT MIDDLETON | INTERVIEW
As Ant Middleton prepares to go on a tour of the UK, the former soldier, current author, and all-round hardman chats to Buzz’s own ex-military man Carl Marsh about his …
DEATH OF THE SNAKE CATCHER – AK WELSAPAR | BOOK REVIEW
Death of the Snake Catcher Ak Welsapar, ed. By Richard Govett (Glagoslav Books) Death of the Snake Catcher is a collection of short stories written by Ak Welsapar, and features …
“A massive proportion of the nation is addicted to social media” – DAN TYTE | AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Dan Tyte The Cardiff-based author Dan Tyte chats to Karla Brading about his latest novel The Offline Project, published by Graffeg and the perils of the internet age. Having bumped into Dan …
HURTLE OF HELL | BOOK REVIEW
HURTLE OF HELL Simon Edge (Eye) When Stefano Cartwight is on death’s door after nearly drowning on his beach holiday in the Canary Islands, he sees the eye of God …