“Under the Eye of the Big Bird” is definitely not a traditional sort of novel but more like islands of events separated by space and time. Hundreds (or ...

Here are the 6 novels shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction! It's a surprising group, but I'm sure these books will inspire a lot of ...

I've been a longtime fan of Adichie's books. She's an intelligent and empathetic individual who writes meaningfully on a wide range of subjects including ...

Last year I went on holiday to Provence in France at the height of lavender season. The heat, rich earthy smells and country sounds were so intense and ...

After having first read O'Donnell's short fiction year's ago in the excellent anthology “The Long Gaze Back” it's exciting to see that this talented ...

Here are the 16 novels longlisted for the 2025 Womens Prize for Fiction! A new video is up on my YouTube channel discussing all these titles: ...

I've had mixed experiences reading Tokarczuk's work in the past. I didn't get on with “Flights” but loved “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead”. ...

I was encouraged to finally read this great big German classic after stopping in Davos during a holiday. We tried to visit the hotel and former ...

It's terrifying to consider how a person can lose everything in an instant. Not only that but the people closest to us might be hiding terrible secrets. ...

A physically and emotionally scarred man returns to his hometown after many years of having lived away in the city. His mother has died and he's there to ...