THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BEAR Marian Engel (Daunt) The late Marian Engel’s novel, initially released in Canada in 1976, is classed simultaneously as one of Canadian …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BEAR Marian Engel (Daunt) The late Marian Engel’s novel, initially released in Canada in 1976, is classed simultaneously as one of Canadian …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE CHARITY Madeline Dewhurst (Lightning) The past and the present are weaved delicately together in this exceptionally accomplished debut novel. Lauren has agreed …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BROTHERHOOD Mohamed Mbougar Sarr [trans. Alexia Trigo] (Europa Editions) Brotherhood is an award-winning blurring of the lines between fact and fiction, written …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE ANDREA VICTRIX Llorenç Villalonga (Fum d’Estampa) Described as the “best dystopian literature ever written in Catalan,” Andrea Victrix is a gripping novel …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BETWEEN WORLDS: A QUEER BOY FROM THE VALLEYS Jeffrey Weeks (Parthian) Jeffrey Weeks is a well-known gay activist, historian and author of …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE HOT STEW Fiona Mozley (Hodder & Stoughton) A determined change of pace from Fiona Mozley’s enthralling debut, Elmet, which focussed on a family …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE DISCONNECT Roisin Kiberd (Serpent’s Tail) A Personal Journey Through The Internet, the subtitle of this scalpel-sharp collection of essays, does it …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE LLYFR DU CYMRU FYDD / THE BLACK BOOK OF THE NEW WALES Llywelyn ap Gwilym (Y Lolfa) Who wouldn’t want to live …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE BOY ON FIRE: THE YOUNG NICK CAVE Mark Mordue (Allen & Unwin) With Bad Seeds gigs repeatedly pushed further into the ether …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE MONOLITHIC UNDERTOW Harry Sword (White Rabbit) The essential theme of Monolithic Undertow seems obvious, once you’ve been introduced to it, but in …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE ECHO WIFE Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton) What would you do if you had an exact replica of yourself in front …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE EMPEROR’S FEAST: A HISTORY OF CHINA IN TWELVE MEALS Jonathan Clements (Hodder & Stoughton) The Emperor’s Feast is neither a cookbook nor …