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Here you can find all of our past book reviews plus articles, Q&As and author inspiration pieces.


Review of A Tiny Speck of Black and Then Nothing by Emily Midorikawa
Set in Osaka, we follow the story of Anna as she ventures into a new lift teaching at a Japanese school in Osaka. Old wounds from a vanished mother rise to the surface as she searches for her missing friend, Loll.
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Review of In Deep Water by Elle Blair
Beautifully crafted through a dual narrative as we unravel both the murder at sea and the history of DI Rachel Harlow.
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1 min read


Review of Mr Sidhu's Post Office by Amman Brar
Mr Sidhu’s Post Office is the ultimate heart-warming novel, centring around Mr Sidhu, or David, as he's known to those in the community, who runs the local post office.
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Review of Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim
A genre-defying debut that bends sci-fi into a literary immigrant story that speaks to our modern ideas of identity in a unique and thought-provoking way.
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1 min read


Review of Underdogs by Louise Powell
I love stories that explore working class community dynamics, especially those told from the perspective of children.
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Review of The Traveler by Joseph Eckert
Family and heartbreak stretch through the eternity of this story as one man finds himself jumping through time.
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Review of We Know What You Did by Kirsty Lockwood
A captivating study of human relationships and the impact of social media on people jumping to conclusions. Every step closer to the truth turned my stomach into a mess of knots as I worried for Odette and her safety.
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Review of Mother, Ghost, Mango Seed by Natalie Gregory
Grab a peach iced tea, set up a reading spot and prepare to be transported to the heat of present-day and 1976 Thailand, where Lin returns to care for her dying mother.
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Review of The Tiny Magic Bookshop by August Bloom
Did somebody cosy, heart-warming fantasy and a magic bookshop with an array of magically creatures?
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Review of The Ballad of Ronan McCoy by Colin Morgan
This book is a tender, coming-of-age novel that will make you smile and cry (take it from someone who may or may not have ugly cried multiple times on the train to work).
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1 min read


Review of Skin Contact by Elisa Faison
An interconnected tale of a couple who open their marriage and navigate a non-monogamous relationship.
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1 min read


Review of The Leveret by Anna Goldreich
The Leveret is a gorgeously tender short novel exploring grief, baby loss and queer love.
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Exponential Increases and The Traveler by Joseph Eckhart
Will the Earth survive the Sun’s red giant phase, or will the Sun consume it? The projections have gone back and forth, wobbling, and no one can say for certain.
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2 min read


The Leveret: Anna Goldreich on Grief, Miscarriage and Queerness in her Debut Novel
So many people have experienced miscarriage, and yet it’s hardly spoken about. Even less so in the context of queer relationships, where the journey to pregnancy is often so much more complex.
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3 min read


Review of Where the Shadows End by Louisa Bello
Louisa Bello’s debut is a thoughtful meditation on grief, childhood trauma and dual heritage.
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Q&A with Juliet Izon: Author of The Encore
I hope that they will have felt immersed in these musical worlds, whether that’s the early chapters at conservatory, or on the road in a tour bus.
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4 min read


Review of Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
I adored this read. From cover to cover, I could not put it down. If you lap up Irish fiction in the same way, this is an unmissable debut.
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2 min read
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