Fifteen great novels about mothers

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

Discovering great non-fiction — hear the podcast, read the book

I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More

I wrote a couple of years ago about my conversion to audiobooks. At the time I was an enthusiastic subscriber … More

When Emira’s employer, Alix, asks her to babysit her child late at night, and doesn’t even mind that she has … More

A Theatre for Dreamers should have been fascinating. Its starting point is the true story of a community of writers … More

Sometimes you happen across a book that you feel should have had a lot of attention but somehow didn’t. In … More

The Seventh Victim is an Audible Original crime novel. Diane Marshall’s young son, Zachery, disappeared 25 years ago. Jonathan Egan … More

If you’re not familiar with Audible Original audiobooks, they’re an interesting form, somewhere between a book and a podcast. They … More

When I chose my favourite books of 2018, I wrote separate posts for crime and literary fiction. I’m combining them … More

It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More