Three Days in June by Anne Tyler audiobook review – a masterclass in marital disharmony | Culture
At the start of Three Days in June, Gail Baines, a 61-year-old teacher, has a meeting with her…
The best bookshops in Lakeland Finland
In this bookshop guide, Roseanna Avento takes us on a tour of her favourite bookshops in the region…
Rebecca Ross Rewrote the ‘Divine Rivals’ Prequel Before Publishing
“Once, long ago, I believed the god of war was my father, but only because he was the…
Beth Thames: My bookshelves will always be full, so will my Audible account
This is an opinion column Like many people my age, I’m way behind in technology. When my grandson…
Time after TIME: a conversation with Rutendo Shadaya
The Year 12 writer from Tokoroa tells Claire Mabey what life has been like since Time magazine named…
‹ 5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week Book Marks
Our feast of fascinating reviews this week includes Grace Byron on Patricia Lockwood’s Will There Ever Be Another…
The iconic books that make up France’s cultural canon
France’s ‘cultural canon’ includes a range of classic novels which most French people will have read (or watched…
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan review – behind the American dream | Fiction
I am not the kind of reader who naturally gravitates toward slice-of-life Americana. I’m an enthusiast for the…
Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks review – a grief-infused puzzle of a memoir | Autobiography and memoir
In this not-quite-a-memoir, the novelist Sebastian Faulks gives a fine-grained account of growing up in post-second world war…
Author highlights dark years of childhood abuse at Thurso home in new book
A Caithness-born man has just published a book that confronts his past demons born from the abuse he…
Books to read on vacation: 7 smart picks if you’re feeling guilty about taking time off
In this classic, Carl Honoré dissects how speed infiltrates every part of life, from fast food to accelerated…
Mackenzie Prentice Returns to The Crime Scene, This Time … as…
AT THE STAIRCASE. Chippewa Valley author, Mary Pierce, has published the fifth Mackenzie Prentice mystery novel, “Old Habits.”…