Since belatedly discovering Chris Brookmyre a couple of years ago, I’ve been burning my way through his backlist and appreciating…
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Book review: Fade to Grey by John Lincoln
Fade to Grey is the first in a series featuring Gethin Grey. He heads up a firm which investigates miscarriages…
Book review: Aye, Barney by Douglas Lindsay
I’m barging into Barney Thomson’s story eight books in, but I still felt immediately at home with Aye, Barney. Barney is…
Book review: Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson
Sinéad Gleeson’s memoir Constellations explores the relationship between our bodies and our identity. In a series of linked essays, she writes…
Why do we love to binge-read series?
I have a relative who says he only reads dead authors, because then he knows how many of their books…
Book review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag translated by Ebba Segerberg
The Wolf and the Watchman begins in Stockholm in 1793. Sweden is weakened by war and corruption. The king is…
Guest post: author Q&A with Shaun Baines
The thing that I look for in a novel above everything is a distinctive voice. Shaun Baines’ writing drew me…
Book review: All the Colours of the Town by Liam McIlvanney
After reading and loving Liam McIlvanney’s The Quaker last year, I was eager to try his earlier novels. As Brexit…
Book review: Give People Money by Annie Lowrey and Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
The idea of paying a basic income to all citizens, regardless of income or employment status, has attracted a lot…
Book review: Why We Dream by Alice Robb
Why We Dream has two interwoven strands. The first is a useful summary of the latest thinking in neuroscience on…
