Book Reviews & Recommendations
In Jävla karlar (Damn Men), Andrev Walden delivers a brilliant and darkly funny debut that transforms chaos and trauma into sharp, lyrical storytelling. The novel, which won Sweden’s prestigious August Prize, recounts the author’s unusual childhood seven different fathers in seven years […]
Natalie Guerrero’s My Train Leaves at Three is a bold and emotional debut that captures the grit, rhythm, and ache of chasing a dream in New York City. It’s a coming-of-age story that hums with honesty and heat, following a woman caught […]
Mia McKenzie’s These Heathens is a vibrant, emotionally charged, and deeply human story that captures how one weekend can alter the course of a life forever. Set in 1960 Georgia, this novel unfolds through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, a small-town […]
Aria Aber’s debut novel follows Nila Haddadi, a nineteen year old born in Germany to Afghan refugees, as she tries on new selves inside Berlin’s club culture and art scene. Warehouses throb with techno, drugs feel like possibility, and a much older […]
Francine Oomen returns to the world that raised a generation with a new entry aimed at those former teens who are now juggling rent, relationships, and the quiet panic of adulthood. Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel? promises a grown […]
Rufi Thorpe’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles is one of those rare novels that manages to be wildly funny, deeply insightful, and painfully relatable all at once. With its unconventional mix of wrestling wisdom, OnlyFans hustle, and the raw realities of young motherhood, […]
Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the most talked-about novels in recent years, winning the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction in 2022. It promises an ambitious story about friendship, creativity, and the art of video games, and it […]