Review
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
If these stories are horrific, they also capture glimmers of Palestinians finding their own quietude – even in the face of genocide
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
Melding myth with memoir, biography with bare-faced fictions, Lenarduzzi’s book nestles stories within stories
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
This adaptation of Max Porter’s novel is a raw evocation of grief
A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief’s rippling effects
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses
Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Dead of Winter review – Emma Thompson is an ice cool, unlikely hero
Dead of Winter review – Emma Thompson is an ice cool, unlikely hero
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul
