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Book review: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
I loved this book! It’s funny, clever and moving, with a seaside setting and a rich cast of characters. First…
Book review: The Performance by Claire Thomas
The Performance has a wonderful premise. Three women are in a theatre in Melbourne, watching a performance of Samuel Beckett’s…
Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries
Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman…
Book review: Kingdomtide by Rye Curtis
Kingdomtide tells the story of two women, one who is lost in wilderness following a plane crash, the other a…
Book review: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
The End of Men is the story of a near-future pandemic in which there is a flu-like virus which is…
Book review: Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
Lately I’ve found myself wanting to read books which are humorous and light but with a literary feel too. When…
Book review: Brood by Jackie Polzin
In Brood, an unnamed woman narrator tells the story of the chickens she keeps in her yard – their laying…
Guest post: Richard Zahra, author of By Way of the Valley
At a time when we’re unable to go very far, I’ve been enjoying travelling through fiction. So I was interested…
Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)
The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen…
