After the success of their Writers Bootcamp event on 18 September 2021, #LiverpoolWrites are now going on a tour of the Liverpool…
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Book ReviewsFeatured
The Road review: reading Vasily Grossman’s short stories and essays to mark the writer’s birthday
Today would have been Vasily Grossman’s birthday and in honour of the occasion, I am trying to fit in a few chapters…
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This is a busy time of year, as noted in my last review, and when reading time is short, I often turn…
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Book ReviewsFeatured
Small Things Like These review: Claire Keegan’s latest for Novellas in November
Being up to your ears in work is nothing to complain about, unless it cuts into the reading and writing time too…
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October is Black History Month in the UK and so there is no better time to continue reading and loving Sam Selvon’s…
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The latest club read hosted by Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings and Stuck in a Book is for books published in 1976 and happily,…
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This Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 review is a little late as I started reading Cho Nam-Joo’s novel as part of 20 Books…
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It is rare to find a book where you are completely familiar with its settings and themes from the first page, where…
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I realised that although two other recent reviews – The Comrade from Milan and Second-Hand Time – mentioned Maria Stepanova’s family history,…
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This The Comrade from Milan review came via a Verso Book Club subscription, which I recommend if you are into discovering new…
