Is Beauty Good by Rosalind Belben review – the literary equivalent of free jazz | Fiction

‘But after all, writing is nothing more than a guided dream,” wrote Jorge Luis Borges. Dreams and dreaming are fertile concerns for Rosalind Belben, too. Her fourth book, originally published in 1979... Read more »

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Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks review – an ambitious, lyrical portrait of trauma | Books

Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks review – an ambitious, lyrical portrait of trauma | Books

The world of Sky City never quite settles beneath your feet. The action of Jacqueline Crooks’s second novel unfolds in a recognisable 1990s London, yet everything seems subtly untethered from reality: a... Read more »
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup | Science fiction books

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup | Science fiction books

The Salt King by by Natasha Pulley (Gollancz, £22)The latest from the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street blends an apocalyptic end-of-the-world tale with folk horror and two slowly developing love... Read more »
‘Can’t stop smiling!’ The wait is over for epic Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King | Theatre

‘Can’t stop smiling!’ The wait is over for epic Game of Thrones prequel The Mad King | Theatre

A winter of discontent is anticipated by the embattled characters in Game of Thrones, but the Royal Shakespeare Company is banking on a glorious summer with its world premiere of a prequel... Read more »
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom | Books

‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom | Books

If you set out to design from scratch a tool to facilitate authoritarian rule, it would look exactly like AI. You would cherish it for its ability to destabilise our shared reality... Read more »
BookBrowse Membership Ezines: Current & Archived Issues

BookBrowse Membership Ezines: Current & Archived Issues

Dear BookBrowsers, This big middle-of-summer issue features a fascinating array of nonfiction, including the latest from humorist David Sedaris, the witty autobiographical essay collection The Land and Its People, which touches on... Read more »
It’s not just Homer: the new generation of poets enjoying epic success | Books

It’s not just Homer: the new generation of poets enjoying epic success | Books

The death of poetry – much anticipated, much prematurely mourned – has been put off again, this time by the Odyssey. Thanks to Christopher Nolan’s film, sales of Homer’s epic rose 1,400%... Read more »
Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks review – an ambitious, lyrical portrait of trauma | Books

Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 7th

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