It is the time of year again where thoughts turn to Women in Translation Month. While founder Maytal Radzinski has hinted at …
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This Their Eyes Were Watching God review was written for the 1937 Club, which highlights books published in that year. Head over …
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Push Process review: Jonathan Walker’s unique view of Venice
by John Maguireby John MaguireI am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and …
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Whether you are a long-term fan of Yuko Tsushima or have yet to discover her, this Of Dogs and Walls review is …
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The Sterns are Listening review: Jonathan Wells’s wonderful NY family tale
by Karl Coppackby Karl CoppackThe Sterns are Listening. Actually, they’re not. The Sterns are doing anything but listening and that’s the problem. It’s that that brings …
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This House is Haunted review: the stranger side of Enfield
by Karl Coppackby Karl CoppackShortly after lockdown I suggested a trip to my girlfriend. One to Green Lane, Enfield. Not the most romantic or picturesque of …
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Across the Water is part two of Jack Byrne’s planned trilogy of stories that examine Liverpool and Ireland’s political and social history …
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Well, COVID finally caught up with us, and February’s reading and writing plans all went out the window! I was lucky enough …
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Last month’s Tokyo Weekender Book Club inspired this The Easy Life in Kamusari review. As well as a good book club choice, …
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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 …