Book Reviews & Recommendations
In The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow takes readers back to 1893 New Salem, where witches are no more than whispers and nursery rhymes. Yet beneath the polished veneer of progress, three estranged sisters are about to rewrite history. With […]
Monica Heisey’s debut is a breakup novel that reads like a group chat at 2 a.m. Loud, messy, painfully honest, and often very funny, Really Good, Actually follows twenty-nine-year-old Maggie through the first chaotic year after her 608-day marriage implodes. She is […]
Eliza Clark’s Boy Parts is a ferocious debut that stares straight into the tangle of power, desire, and performance in the twenty-first century. Told in an electrifying first person voice, the novel follows Irina, a fetish photographer in Newcastle who scouts so […]
Ruth Jones returns with Love Untold, a heartwarming, wise, and emotionally layered story that explores the unbreakable yet complicated bond between mothers and daughters across four generations. Known for her wit and warmth in Gavin & Stacey and her bestselling novels Never […]
Malinda Lo’s Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a breathtaking piece of historical fiction that blends identity, love, and cultural heritage with precision and tenderness. Set in 1950s San Francisco during the height of the Red Scare, it captures both the […]
Clare Pooley’s Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting is a heartwarming, witty, and quietly profound novel about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the beauty of breaking life’s self-imposed “rules.” It’s a modern-day reminder that the smallest acts of connection can transform even the […]
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis is one of the most talked-about debuts of 2025, and for good reason. Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, it dares to tackle heavy themes radicalization, humanitarian work, and identity through an unconventional mix of dark humor […]
Rachel Joyce, best known for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, returns with another deeply reflective and emotionally layered novel. The Homemade God is a slow-burning exploration of family, legacy, and the ghosts that linger long after a parent’s death. Set against […]
Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain is a novel that doesn’t just tell a story it exposes the raw, unvarnished reality of love, poverty, and addiction in 1980s Glasgow. Winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, this book is both a deeply personal narrative and […]
John Boyne’s The Elements is a powerful, deeply affecting novel that cements his reputation as one of the most fearless and emotionally intelligent writers of contemporary fiction. With poetic prose and unsettling honesty, Boyne takes readers into the darkest corners of human […]