Book Reviews

The Thief book cover

The Thief: Tokyo’s Yen Philosophy

"The Thief is a meditation on what it is like to be alone and on the nature of fate and free will" - The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura... If This is Home by Stuart Evers...

Alex Grecian

Alex Grecian: 5 books everyone should read before they die

"I bought many copies of this and passed them out to friends" - Author Alex Grecian picks five essential reads

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Sam Angus: 5 books every child should read before they’re 12

"A short book that packs a huge punch" - Children's author Sam Angus picks picks five essential reads for kids...

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Names For The Sea: In the Land of Fire and Isa

"Fantastic and perceptive" - Names For The Sea by Saraha Moss... Follow The Money by Steve Boggan... The Edinburgh International Book Festival... The Kindle recommendation...

Tim Weaver

Tim Weaver: Five books everyone should read before they die..

"Devastating, heartfelt, brilliant" - Thriller writer Tim Weaver picks five essential reads

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The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus: You’ll be lost for words…

"In this dystopian nightmare, all adults are being made fatally sick by language" - The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus... Plus... The 'erotic retelling' of Jane Eyre...

Anna Wilson and her dog Kenna in a field

Anna Wilson: Five books every child should read before they’re 12

"One of the most moving and exciting books I have read" - Children's author Anna Wilson picks five essential reads for kids...

My song – A Memoir of Art, Race and Defiance by Harry Belafonte book cover

My song – A Memoir of Art, Race and Defiance: A Day-o in the Life of a King

"A string of remarkable tales" My song – A Memoir of Art, Race and Defiance by Harry Belafonte reviewed... Plus... Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell... The Kindle Recommendation...

Raymond Tallis

Raymond Tallis: Five books everyone should read before they die

"This the greatest short story ever written" - Philosopher Raymond Tallis picks five essential reads...

The Red House by Mark Haddon, narrated by Nathaniel Parker

The Red House audiobook: Listen carefully

Audiobooks: The Red House by Mark Haddon... The Phantom by Jo Nesbø... Jennifer Egan tweets her latest story, Black Box... the Kindle recommendation...

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