For our October Book of the Month, we have a highly anticipated title from the incredibly talented author of Sunburn (shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2024, shortlisted for the 2024 Book of the Year: Discover Award by the … Continue reading Heap Earth Upon It — October Book of the Month
For many of us, we take for granted that we know where we’re from, who our close family is and where our familial ties are that keep us grounded; a place to look back to see how far we’ve come … Continue reading Run For The Hills — September Book of the Month
A tender and elegant novel set in the lingering haze of summer, Summer at Mount Asama by Masashi Matsuie is a quietly breathtaking exploration of memory, place, and emotional awakening. A debut that’s already earned them Japan’s Yomiuri Prize for … Continue reading Summer at Mount Asama — July Book of the Month
If you happen to live within the borders of the M25 and happened to open your window to let in a breeze over the past few months, you may have heard a whisper of the words “bone horn” and “lesbian … Continue reading The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Whilst Solving a Mystery | Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain Review
The Future of Gardens is out now 9781911545774 | Melville House UK | Paperback | £9.99 When you picture a garden 100 years from now, what do you see? Is it tended to by a robot? Is it on Mars? … Continue reading Will Robots Tend Our Gardens? | The Future of Gardens by Mark Lane Book Review
Sim Kern’s new book jumps out at you from any shelf: fluorescent orange and cobalt blue adorn the cover in a wrap-around blueprint pattern, and the words “GENOCIDE BAD” dominate the front. But on social media, Kern’s popular — even often viral — TikToks are carefully captioned to evade algorithmic censorship. “GWORD BAD” is Continue reading A Unique, Important Tool for Education – Genocide Bad by Sim Kern Book Review
Whilst our mood has been uplifted with the snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils sprouting with the coming of spring, we can’t help but lean right into the season with our lovely March Book of the Month: Old Oak and the Wild … Continue reading Old Oak and the Wild Flowers — March Book of the Month Review
With the release of Waterblack, Alex Pheby completes The Cities of The Weft trilogy with the grit and style to which his readers have become accustomed. As with its predecessors — Mordew and Malarkoi — Waterblack can be best summarised as an epic, dark fantasy, with a surreal weirdness that permeates every page. From its prose to its worldbuilding, Pheby has once again defied the workings of a genre that relies heavily on established tropes and has created something wholly unique within today’s landscape. In this final instalment, Nathan Treeves leads an army of ghosts from the underwater city of … Continue reading Waterblack by Alex Pheby — Book of the Month Review
Short and sharp, The Visitor by Maeve Brennan is a deceptively simple novella, yet the painfully precise depictions of loneliness and close examination of generational trauma will melt even the coldest of hearts! Following the death of her mother, we … Continue reading The Visitor by Maeve Brennan — Book of the Month Review
In his stellar debut (and our November Book of the Month!), Curtis Garner weaves a multi-layered coming-of-age story that turns a sharp eye into the core of his protagonist, interrogating masculinity, desire and youth in the process. The titular character, … Continue reading Isaac by Curtis Garner — Book of the Month Review
