5 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Sophisticated Short Stories out now: Failed Summer Vacation By Heuijung Hur, Poppyland By D J Taylor, The Latehomecomer By Mavis Gallant
Eithne Farry review the best Short Stories out now.
5 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
From which tome did Rachel Kelly think every line was worth noting for future reference?
Rachel Kelly answers our burning questions, what’s she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what book left her cold?
5 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Crushingly tender: The best Literary Fiction out now – Fulfillment by Lee Cole, Love Forms by Claire Adam, The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen by Shokoofeh Azar
Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.
Gin with breakfast, animal abuse and a £1m fortune. A new book says that, far from being penniless eccentrics, the Durrells were just cruel colonisers.
5 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Looking After by Caroline Elton: Why I didn't tell my autistic brother he was dying
In her poignant book, Caroline Elton recounts the highs and lows of caring for her autistic brother, Lionel.
5 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
A nod to Edgar Allen Poe in the best Thrillers out now: We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough, The First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, Whistle by Linwood Barclay
Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Thrillers out now.
3 Jun, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Will the Bank of Canada cut interest rates? What economists expect
With the Bank of Canada set to provide an update on interest rates on Wednesday, economists are expecting no changes this time as the trade war has increased economic uncertainty.
31 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Blueprints by Marcus Du Sautoy: Every artist is actually just a good mathematician
In his fascinating new book, Marcus Du Sautoy explains how mathematics underpins all creativity on earth.
31 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Electric Spark by Frances Wilson: Spy, Secretary, Superstar: The Prime of Miss Muriel Spark
The life and lies of Muriel Sparks are laid bare in Frances Wilson’s new biography of the infamous author.
30 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
One of our finest writers of mystery and detection: The best Classic Crime novels out now – Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert, Silence After Dinner by Clifford Witting, Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime out now.