Book review: Adam Roberts’ Food Person is a lip-smacking good time
By Adam RobertsFiction/Hutchinson Heinemann/Hardcover/320 pages/$34.95 Midway through the novel Food Person, protagonist Isabella Pasternack goes shopping. Her jaunt…
Writer Hemangini blends Bengali mystery with gothic flair in new book
NEW DELHI: Blending elements of Bengal’s detective tradition with gothic fiction, a new book promises a gripping whodunnit…
Gwyneth Paltrow felt ‘sad’ when Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston, said he had ‘terrible taste’
Gwyneth Paltrow felt “sad” when she learned Brad Pitt had married Jennifer Aniston, according to author Amy Odell’s…
Ireland by Ithell Colquhoun – An exquisitely strange British-Celtic artist’s travels in Ireland – The Irish Times
The Crying of the Wind: Ireland Author: Ithell Colquhoun ISBN-13: 978-1805331568 Publisher: Pushkin Press Classics Guideline Price: £12.99…
Paul O’Donaghue’s latest book depicts a haunting Donegal homecoming
SET against the brooding backdrop of County Donegal’s Muckish Mountain, Dark Cloud Over Muckish is a quietly powerful…
The great British holiday in the golden age of rail travel
Andrew Martin, a novelist and self-confessed railway nut, once asked a clerk at Victoria station for a first-class…
When the world spins out of control
I’m still chipping away at my summer reading backlog over here, and this week finally made it to…
Giller Prize says it will be forced to cease operations without federal funding
Open this photo in gallery: The annual $100,000 award for fiction is in dire financial straits after a…
Toni at Random by Dana A Williams review – Toni Morrison’s editing years | Toni Morrison
While a great deal has been written about Toni Morrison’s fiction, her work as a senior editor at…
London Now Has A New Bookshop Dedicated Entirely To Romance Novels
Being out and about in London, chances are you’ve spotted someone reading the A Court of Thorns and Roses…
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week ‹ Literary Hub
Our basket of brilliant reviews this week includes Brandon Taylor on Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness, James…
Mental health book: Molly and Mr Monkey
A patient has teamed up with an NHS Tayside peer support worker to create a children’s book focusing…