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So far in this series I’ve looked at books which informed my teenage political thought (Nineteen Eighty-Four), made me want to become…

Well, COVID finally caught up with us, and February’s reading and writing plans all went out the window! I was lucky enough…

Last month’s Tokyo Weekender Book Club inspired this The Easy Life in Kamusari review. As well as a good book club choice,…

Today would have been Vasily Grossman’s birthday and in honour of the occasion, I am trying to fit in a few chapters…

Being up to your ears in work is nothing to complain about, unless it cuts into the reading and writing time too…

October is Black History Month in the UK and so there is no better time to continue reading and loving Sam Selvon’s…

This Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 review is a little late as I started reading Cho Nam-Joo’s novel as part of 20 Books…

It is rare to find a book where you are completely familiar with its settings and themes from the first page, where…

I realised that although two other recent reviews – The Comrade from Milan and Second-Hand Time – mentioned Maria Stepanova’s family history,…

This The Comrade from Milan review came via a Verso Book Club subscription, which I recommend if you are into discovering new…