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A Mudlarking Year by Lara Maiklem – Review
By David Schuster Lara Maiklem is a magician, pulling beauty out of the ooze of the River Thames both literally ... -
Lions in the Wilderness by Clive and Joe Hetherington – Review
By Karl Hornsey As England fans recover from their second successive European Championship final defeat, this excellent book by Clive ... -
Our Holiday by Louise Candlish – Review
By Helen Johnston This drama about the conflict between rich holiday home owners and locals struggling to afford a place ... -
Salute! The Inside Story of England’s Own Goal at Berlin’s Olympiastadion by John Leonard Review
By Karl Hornsey With remarkably prescient timing, John Leonard’s book covers an infamous moment in English sporting history, just as ... -
All Fours by Miranda July – Review
By Barney Bardsley Miranda July’s new novel is definitely not for the fainthearted. Raucous, raw, and sexually explicit, it follows ... -
Euro 88 by Steven Scragg – Review
By Karl Hornsey Steven Scragg has carved himself a nice little niche in recent years, authoring books on the fondly ... -
Hilary Mantel: A Memoir of my Former Self – Review
By Barney Bardsley When novelist Hilary Mantel died in 2022, there was a real and palpable sense of loss – ... -
90+2: Last Minute Moments That Changed Football History by John Boland – Review
By Karl Hornsey The history of any sport is littered with ‘Sliding Doors’ moments and questions of what might have ... -
Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays by Matt Eastley – Review
By Karl Hornsey Matt Eastley is no stranger to writing nostalgic football books that look back on a time when ... -
It’s Coming Home (Probably) by John McNicoll – Review
By Karl Hornsey With the European Championship just around the corner, and England regarded as favourites to win the trophy ... -
One Shilling: The Football Programme Design Revolution by Matt Caldwell and Alan Dein – Review
By Karl Hornsey The football programme has been part of the matchday experience for millions of people from the day ... -
A Culture of Kits by John Blair – Book Review
By Steve Crabtree Football kits have always been more than just sportswear; they are icons of football culture. And, as ...
