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Death and Other Happy Endings by Melanie Cantor – Review
By Helen Johnston This isn’t the book I thought it would be, which isn’t necessarily a criticism but it did ... -
Spring by Ali Smith – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is the third novel in Ali Smith’s seasonal quartet, written in response to – and defiance ... -
The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson – Review
By Sarah Morgan The names of some authors live forever, while others are lesser known or maybe even forgotten altogether ... -
That Was a Shiver and Other Stories by James Kelman – Review
By Ela Portnoy When opening this book there is one thing that you just can’t ignore – James Kelman is ... -
From the Depths and Other Strange Tales of the Sea – Review
By David Schuster “Ships stick to narrow and clearly defined lanes as a rule. There are tremendous areas where I ... -
Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth – Review
By Joe Forshaw Only Killers and Thieves is a factional account of a period in Australia’s early settlement history that ... -
Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott – Review
By Rachael Popow As a teenager, I’d fallen under the spell of the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s (well, apart from ... -
The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese – Review
By Sarah Morgan As Shakespeare once memorably asked in Romeo and Juliet, what’s in a name? Nothing, apparently. We’re also ... -
The Summer House Party by Caro Fraser – Review
By Helen Johnston Welcome to the world of Downton Abbey, where the posh and the privileged meet in their grand ... -
Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park – Book Review
By Barney Bardsley There is, at the very start of this book, a strange and haunting passage. “I am entering ... -
The Beast by Alexander Starritt – Review
By Helen Johnston As hysterical headlines go, the fictional Daily Beast’s ‘Muslims declare war on Britain’ is scarily close to ... -
The Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth If you have a love of radio then you will be familiar with this particular section of ...