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    A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan
    Courtney Dyer
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 5 min

    A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan

    A Room Called Earth felt like a perfect summer’s evening. You’ve spent the day at the beach, it’s been sweaty and salty but you’ve soaked...
    Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel
    Maggie Briana Chidester
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 6 min

    Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again by Katherine Angel

    TW: sex, sexual assault “Woah, are you okay?” or a discombobulated rearranging of those words are what I remember most about the night I...
    A Fish Growing Lungs By Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn
    Karla Mendez
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Fish Growing Lungs By Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn

    “But, goddamn, growing up sure can look like madness.”
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 42
    Jessica Maria
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 42

    Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. For all of our US readers, we now have our own Bookshop! You...
    In Conversation with Zelda Knight and Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald
    Akilah White
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    In Conversation with Zelda Knight and Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald

    Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora is the first volume in a series which brings together...
    Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora
    Akilah White
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora

    “What is the legacy and the future of Africa and the African Diaspora?” Any long time reader of science fiction and fantasy in English...
    The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
    Jessica Maria
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

    I should’ve known Elena Ferrante would write the book that made me remember those searing, clawing, self-loathing inner thoughts...
    Writers & Lovers by Lily King
    Alexandra Mendes
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Writers & Lovers by Lily King

    I'm a not die-hard fan of Kid Cudi, but one song that I can listen to on repeat is "Pursuit of Happiness." Reading Writers & Lovers, I...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 41
    Jessica Maria
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 41

    Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. For all of our US readers, we now have our own Bookshop! You...
    Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
    Courtney Dyer
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 7 min

    Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

    Fleishman Is In Trouble has been blurbed by many people as a book that accurately represents modern marriage;  described as an honest and...
    Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
    Courtney Dyer
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Kokomo by Victoria Hannan

    Kokomo is Victoria Hannan’s debut novel set in Melbourne, Australia. Mina lives in London and is urgently called home after years abroad...
    Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
    Christina Branco
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

    A byword is commonly associated to Boy Parts, Eliza Clarke's debut novel: Northern filth. I scan my bookshelf. I look at my Goodreads...
    FATHER MAY BE AN ELEPHANT AND MOTHER ONLY A SMALL BASKET, BUT… BY GOGU SHYAMALA
    Areeb Ahmad
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    FATHER MAY BE AN ELEPHANT AND MOTHER ONLY A SMALL BASKET, BUT… BY GOGU SHYAMALA

    A standard definition of caste, found on Wikipedia, is “a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 40
    Admin
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 40

    Every week we’re sharing what our some of our writers are currently reading. For all of our US readers, we now have our own Bookshop! You...
    Heatstroke by Hazel Barkworth
    Courtney Dyer
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Heatstroke by Hazel Barkworth

    When a young adolescent, Lily, goes missing one summer evening everyone is shaken by the disturbance to mundane normality. Rachel, who is...
    Pew By Catherine Lacey
    Victoria Storm
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 7 min

    Pew By Catherine Lacey

    Pew is what happens when you take a vague figure—genderless, young but hard to pin an exact age, racially ambiguous—and throw them into...
    The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer
    Karen Salgado
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer

    The beginning of this book begins with staccato sentences that leave you stalling at every turn. Took so much effort to invest. To want...
    Luster by Raven Leilani
    Karla Mendez
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 4 min

    Luster by Raven Leilani

    At times it is hard to believe that Luster is Raven Leilani’s debut novel. She writes with the confidence and flair of a seasoned...
    The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing by Joseph Fasano
    Iva Mihalic
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing by Joseph Fasano

    The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing is without a doubt a refreshment, a story not important what about, but important how it is told. It...
    Friday Book Debrief Vol 39
    Admin
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Friday Book Debrief Vol 39

    This week; Emily St John Mandel, Temi Oh, Madeline Miller, Jessica Goudeau, Guadalupe Nettel, Tessa Hadley, Elena Ferranta & more.
    Daddy by Emma cline
    Marian Perales
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Daddy by Emma cline

    Reviews of this book suggest Cline is good at telling a dark story. I didn’t read the stories as dark tales. Men often behave badly.
    Poly By Paul Dalgarno
    Courtney Dyer
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    Poly By Paul Dalgarno

    Poly is a charging force on the Australian literary scene; redefining ideas of a “happy family” in a more diverse, accepting, and less...
    In Conversation with Elissa R. Sloan
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 10 min

    In Conversation with Elissa R. Sloan

    "I comped Cassidy Holmes to Spice Girls crossed with Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng when I pitched it."
    The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
    Mel Ann Rosenthal
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan

    For fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and Perfect Tunes, this debut novel comes out of the gates swinging, aiming directly for your heart.
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