In Katabasis, two graduate students at a magical version of Cambridge University go to Hell to rescue the soul of their adviser so he can give them a letter of recommendation. Anyone who... Read more »
The American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump,... Read more »
A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month. The post On Our Nightstands: March 2025 appeared first on Public Books. Source link Read more »
In 1952, a book appeared that redefined childrenâs literature. âA lap is so you donât get crumbs on the floor,â it proclaimed. âA mustache is to wear on Halloween. A hat is... Read more »
You Like It Darker by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton, £25)This new collection of 12 stories opens with Two Talented Bastids, which questions how two ordinary guys from a small town in... Read more »
In “The Book of Love,” a début novel from the short-story writer Kelly Link, three teen-agers find themselves in their music teacher’s classroom in the middle of the night. They are wearing... Read more »
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Titan, £9.99)Set in 1950 in segregated Florida, and inspired, like Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys, by the violent abuse and deaths of Black children sent to the... Read more »