Dear BookBrowsers, In this issue, we detour into the past. Instead of our usual new hardcovers, you’ll find pre-2000 gems handpicked by our reviewers.
It’s striking how relevant some of... Read more »
Book News: ACLU of Tennessee lawsuit looks to stop book bans in Rutherford County
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Fair Play by Louise Hegarty (Picador, £16.99)Award-winning short-story writer Hegarty’s debut opens with guests arriving at an Irish Airbnb country house for a murder mystery-themed birthday party. Abigail has organised the celebration... Read more »
They are 450-year-old words of wisdom but they will ring true with anyone rooting around the fridge for late night comfort: “A surfyte of cheese doth bringe payne.” The warning for people... Read more »
They are 450-year-old words of wisdom but they will ring true with anyone rooting around the fridge for late night comfort: “A surfyte of cheese doth bringe payne.” The warning for people... Read more »
Samantha Ellis yearns to eat the nabug fruit that her Iraqi-Jewish parents recall from Baghdad back gardens. Yet when she asks for it in London’s Iraqi shops, she’s met only with blank... Read more »
He had just unleashed one of the most famed gothic horror books on the world, a blood-curdling classic that chilled readers and has inspired countless authors, film-makers and video game developers ever... Read more »