In The Middlepause Marina Benjamin writes about turning fifty and reflects on the effects of menopause, bereavement and the psychological…
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Book review: Conviction by Denise Mina
Denise Mina is always willing to take her writing in fresh and interesting directions. Her last novel, The Long Drop,…
Book review: Cuthbert of Farne by Katharine Tiernan
Cuthbert of Farne is a novel based on the life of Cuthbert, the seventh-century saint, covering the key events of…
Is it alright to read books that are just alright?
Are you throwing away the best years of your life on books that just aren’t worth it? When I…
Book review: Fallen Angel by Chris Brookmyre
Since belatedly discovering Chris Brookmyre a couple of years ago, I’ve been burning my way through his backlist and appreciating…
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…
