The Writer and the Traitor by Robert Verkaik review – the strange case of Graham Greene and Kim Philby | History books

The Writer and the Traitor by Robert Verkaik review – the strange case of Graham Greene and Kim Philby | History books

At the Café Royal in Regent Street in 1944 three intelligence officers bent over their plates while Europe held its breath. Outside, London braced for D-day. Inside, Graham Greene announced that he... Read more »
My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum review – as fierce and strange as anything you’ll read this year | Fiction

My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum review – as fierce and strange as anything you’ll read this year | Fiction

Wayne Koestenbaum has built himself a slow-burn reputation as one of America’s sharpest queer iconoclasts, but the title of his latest novel suggests Netflix-ready realism. Will My Lover, the Rabbi be a... Read more »
Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion | Books

Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion | Books

The first poetry collection from the Nigerian American dancer and poet Oluwaseun Olayiwola explores themes of race, family, queer identity, hedonism and the body. Strange Beach takes its title from Claudia Rankine’s... Read more »
The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore

The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore

Eventually, Frank Reiss moved back to Atlanta and opened A Cappella Books, a shoebox of a store in Little Five Points, and Reiss watched his son’s success with admiration and even some... Read more »
A Strange New Literary Beast?

A Strange New Literary Beast?

In August of 2024, Ace Books of Penguin Random House released Dungeon Crawler Carl, the first in a series of previously self-published books by author Matt Dinniman. The novel follows a character named... Read more »
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