THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
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 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 ELAINE MORGAN: A LIFE BEHIND THE SCREEN Daryl Leeworthy (Seren) A Life Behind The Screen celebrates the considerable achievements – writer, broadcaster, …
BOX HILL Adam Mars-Jones (Fitzcarraldo Editions) If Tom Of Finland had grown up in deepest Surrey in the 1970s, his homoerotic sketches of muscly motorcyclists and police officers might’ve resembled …
Christina Hesselholdt, trans. Paul Russell Garrett (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Companions follows the lives of a group of friends and the challenges that mid-life presents them. The novel is narrated through a series …
Kate Briggs (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Perhaps a bizarre trait in a monoglot such as my shameful self, this, but recently I’ve become increasingly interested in literary translations: their rules, aesthetics and …
Joshua Cohen (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Cultures collide in this ambitious novel, exploring the lives of men seeking a place within foreign lands. After completing a stint of military service for the …
Mathias Enard (Fitzcarraldo Editions) A contemporary premise and captivating plot form the basis to this unique novel from French writer Mathias Enard. Having received critical acclaim for his previous work, …
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, …
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 …