THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Relationship drama, an experimental Welsh novel, Greek mythology updated for the celeb era, the cultural implications of Chinese ear-cleaning and an illicit tryst in a summer house...
Relationship drama, an experimental Welsh novel, Greek mythology updated for the celeb era, the cultural implications of Chinese ear-cleaning and an illicit tryst in a summer house...
A grand total of FOUR debut novels this week, by Violet Kupersmith, Amanda Block, Daniel O'Connor and A.E. Warren! Plus, an anthology of contemporary Welsh poetry.
Buzz’s second book reviews section to be published this week (as a cheeky one-off) brings you reviews of Riley Sager’s ghostly tale, Sara Jafari’s Iranian-British family saga, an American crime thriller by S.A. Cosby, a novel co-written by married couple Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, and a scarily expensive scrapbook about Janis Joplin…
This week’s five items includes a (sometime) Buzz writer! Big shout out to Emily Garside for that. Plus wildlife illustrator Matt Sewell, August Corteau’s (translated) Greek novel and books by Nancy Tucker and Adam Mars-Jones.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE EASY MEAT Rachel Trezise (Parthian) I admit to being a fan of Rachel Trezise’s writing. Here, she does what she does best: …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE CAN THE MONSTER SPEAK? Paul B. Preciado [trans. Frank Wynne] (Fitzcarraldo Editions) In 2019, Paul B. Preciado [pictured, top – credit Marie …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE CWEN Alice Albinia (Serpent’s Tail) Women have daringly populated a lonely archipelago off the coast of Britain, dominating all aspects of what …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE FORTUNE MEN Nadifa Mohamed (Viking) A heartbreaking fictional account of a true miscarriage of justice, and the severe consequences in Cardiff’s …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE KINGDOMS Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury) The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street and Bedlam Stacks author Natasha Pulley is back with another magical story …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE ADORABLE Ida Marie Hede (Lolli) In the physical sense alone, Adorable is a beautiful book. A minimalist graphic decorates the cover, the …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE DEATH DRIVES AN AUDI Kristian Bang Foss (Parthian) The title’s metaphor makes sense as the plot unfolds. In a bleak world where …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BLACKFACE Ayanna Thompson (Bloomsbury) The bluntness of this book’s title is not the author’s choice, as such: Blackface is part of Bloomsbury’s …