Fiction, Nonfiction, and Other Book Reviews
At some point in recent history, the merits of reading literary fiction became inextricably entwined with the genre’s potential to instill empathy, particularly for characters whose lives are radically different from...
Anyone who has ever watched a film with time-travel, or read a book with time-travel, or dissociated on a delayed public transport vehicle by considering the concept of time-travel, will know...
In Ascension is an extraordinary science fiction novel that celebrates the wonders of the universe and efforts to explore it. Published in the UK by Atlantic Books and in the US...
“The Welsh writer Carys Davies has, over the course of three impeccably elegant novels to date, revealed herself as a model of restraint. Each book has been short and concise, with...
This novel is a swashbuckling success! Here are just a few reasons why I highly recommend it. Now, from what she could glean from the idle chatter of those passing through,...
Life is complicated and a part of being human is that we may not be able to manage it all perfectly, but we keep trying. We keep obsessively driving for flawlessness...
“Ada! Get back from that window!” Mam’s voice, shouting. Mam’s arm, grabbing mine, yanking me so I toppled off my chair and fell hard to the floor. “I was only saying...
“Night, District Three of the Ho Chi Minh Autonomous Trade Zone. The plastic awning of the café streamed with rain. Under its shelter, wreathed in kitchen steam and human chatter, waiters...
I start my day before sunrise, throwing on running clothes and laying a pinch of semaa at the eastern base of a tree, where sunlight will touch the tobacco first. Prayers...
I was on the prowl for a light detective story and after reading the summary of “The Busy Body” in January, 2024 “Library Reads,” I decided this new mystery sounded perfect!...
