FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE A candid and unapologetically feminist novel about three modern women offers humour and serious inspiration Published 07 Jan, 2018 07:01am
FICTION: TERROR AND RECONCILIATION A novel that is fairly modern despite its Gothic subject and style Updated 21 Apr, 2017 08:06pm
A less adventurous Alice Despite somewhat dreary content, Vanessa Tait’s writing style is contemporary and refreshing in The Looking Glass House Published 15 May, 2016 08:26am
REVIEW:Of man and machine:Deborah Install's A Robot in the Garden A Robot in the Garden has a clichéd plot but its central character, Tang, makes the novel entertaining enough Published 22 Nov, 2015 07:20am
REVIEW: Gaiman’s dark world The accomplished writer’s third collection of short stories is a riveting read Published 26 Oct, 2015 06:43am
REVIEW: A life set on repeat In Claire North’s time travel novel, an immortal finds purpose Published 22 Mar, 2015 06:43am
LLF: The character within WHEN Naseeruddin Shah comes to town, and the LLF extends you an open invitation to come and hear him speak at the... Published 01 Mar, 2015 06:59am
Fiction: A case of hollow writing Where literary fiction meanders on, graphic novels bring the party to the reader. Published 23 Feb, 2015 12:05pm
REVIEW: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton AFTER reading Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist for 13 hours without break I can safely say that this debut is a... Published 31 Aug, 2014 06:23am
Review: Look Who’s Back What if I told you that Hitler is back from the dead, and is now a social / political commentator and Youtube... Published 22 Jun, 2014 06:12am
REVIEW: The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner THE Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner is one big book. It crosses from Italy in World War I to New York in the ’70s.... Published 29 Dec, 2013 08:10am
FESTIVAL: The meeting of politics & literature Intizar Sahib’s advanced age belies a very strong mind which holds its own with a wealth of experience Published 10 Nov, 2013 08:00am
REVIEW: Almost good Charlotte Mendelson’s Almost English made it to the Man Booker longlist for 2013 Published 29 Sep, 2013 07:30am
Review of Ismail Kadare's The Fall of the Stone City In a city made almost entirely of stone, with the prison rising on a high peak above the town’s neighbouring ... Published 14 Jul, 2013 02:42pm
