Some Palestinians refer to 1948 as al-Nakbah, “the Catastrophe.” That was the year Israel became […]
My Last Lament, by James William Brown
Aliki’s tragic life seems appropriate for a professional lamenter. We learn about her life as […]
The End of the Day, by Claire North
Writing this review is going to be a special challenge because I have always had […]
This fortnight on the bookish internet
You shouldn’t burn books for so many reasons, but here’s another reason if you needed […]
Feast of Sorrow, by Crystal King
In Feast of Sorrow, Crystal King takes the few known historical details about the life of […]
The Witchfinder’s Sister, by Beth Underdown
Between 1644 and 1647, Matthew Hopkins traveled through rural East Anglia killing hundreds of people. […]
The Last Bell, by Johannes Urzidil
Pushkin Press continues to do sterling work by retranslating and republishing European fiction with Johannes […]
Parnassus on Wheels, by Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley’s Parnassus on Wheels is a delightful novella about two oddballs who fall in love over […]
In praise of…the mystery novelist
I recently finished the first two books in the Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter, Last […]