Book review: The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne

First Morrissey, now Barbara Pym. They say you should never meet your heroes, perhaps you don’t want to know their … More

Book review: While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More

I loved this book! It’s funny, clever and moving, with a seaside setting and a rich cast of characters. First … More

The Performance has a wonderful premise. Three women are in a theatre in Melbourne, watching a performance of Samuel Beckett’s … More

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

Kingdomtide tells the story of two women, one who is lost in wilderness following a plane crash, the other a … More

The End of Men is the story of a near-future pandemic in which there is a flu-like virus which is … More

Lately I’ve found myself wanting to read books which are humorous and light but with a literary feel too. When … More

In Brood, an unnamed woman narrator tells the story of the chickens she keeps in her yard – their laying … More

At a time when we’re unable to go very far, I’ve been enjoying travelling through fiction. So I was interested … More