I don’t have the words to express how weary I am of articles like David […]
Noonday, by Pat Barker
The iconic phrase from London’s Blitz was “Keep Calm and Carry On.” The media of […]
Tightrope, by Simon Mawer
We called World War I the war to end all wars. World War II claimed […]
This week on the bookish internet
I wish there was a place that I could just call and say, “I need […]
Silver on the Road, by Laura Anne Gilman
I’ve been reading Iain Pears’ An Instance of the Fingerpost since Monday but, as I still […]
Between a rock and a hard (to define) place
I pity lexicographers. They have to walk a fine line between how words are used […]
Terrible Virtue, by Ellen Feldman
Terrible Virtue, by Ellen Feldman, is one of the most directly relevant pieces of historical […]
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho
I’ve been hearing about Zen Cho’s novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, for months, ever since Rebecca […]
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Cara Giamo writes about the subversive culture of Nigeria’s littattafan soyayya, “books of love.” This article […]
The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb, by David John Griffin
David John Griffin’s novel, The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb, is a curiously constructed tale of […]