Review

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Catalan poet and author Pol Guasch’s sharp and succinct prose cuts straight to the heart of every thought and emotion

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

The celebrated author’s latest blurs the lines between memoir and essay

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

The German author’s second novel to be translated into English is subtle and evocative writing at its best

The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
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The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers

Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age
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Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age

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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages

Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
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Kinds of Kindness show it’s not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too

Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills

Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream

Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
Film

Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited

Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag
Film

Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Music

After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever

Netflix’s Hit Man is what we used to call ‘a good time at the movies’ – but times have changed
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Netflix’s Hit Man is what we used to call ‘a good time at the movies’ – but times have changed

The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
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The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year

The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
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The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
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Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing

The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
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The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss

The Garfield Movie review – we’re not feline the tubby orange tabby’s full CGI makeover
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The Garfield Movie review – we’re not feline the tubby orange tabby’s full CGI makeover

The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
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The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age

Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
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Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel

These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
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These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate

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Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
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Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
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Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts

Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
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Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
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Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life