Books
Prescience meets poignancy in Emma Donoghue’s pandemic novel

Prescience meets poignancy in Emma Donoghue’s pandemic novel
The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue: Why Visit America, Matthew Baker

The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue: Why Visit America, Matthew Baker
Rodham, Curtis Sittenfeld; Coming Undone, Terri White

Rodham, Curtis Sittenfeld; Coming Undone, Terri White
Ali Smith: “Real hope is what happens only when all seems lost”

Ali Smith: “Real hope is what happens only when all seems lost”
Writers & Lovers, Lily King: I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me, Villalobos

Writers & Lovers, Lily King: I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me, Villalobos
The Liar’s Dictionary, Eley Williams; Orlando King, Isabel Colegate

The Liar’s Dictionary, Eley Williams; Orlando King, Isabel Colegate
Alligator & other stories, Dima Alzayat; Negative Capability, Michèle Roberts

Alligator & other stories, Dima Alzayat; Negative Capability, Michèle Roberts
Ex-Big Issue vendor pens book about global homelessness from his squat

Ex-Big Issue vendor pens book about global homelessness from his squat
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine:

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine:
Meet the librarians going above and beyond to get books to kids in lockdown

Meet the librarians going above and beyond to get books to kids in lockdown
Sorry for your Trouble, Richard Ford: Stalingrad, Vasily Grossman (audiobook)

Sorry for your Trouble, Richard Ford: Stalingrad, Vasily Grossman (audiobook)
Sarah McIntyre: Learn how to embrace your mistakes

Sarah McIntyre: Learn how to embrace your mistakes
The Glass Hotel, Emily St John Mandel; audiobook round-up

The Glass Hotel, Emily St John Mandel; audiobook round-up
Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’

Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’
Broken, Don Winslow; The Hotel Neversink, Adam O’Fallon Price

Broken, Don Winslow; The Hotel Neversink, Adam O’Fallon Price
The power of books is more important now than ever

The power of books is more important now than ever
How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation

How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation
Solitude has shaped society for centuries but the virus changed it for us all
