Friday 12th July
Review: "This Brutal House" by Niven Govinden
Dave Lordan reviews "This Brutal House" by Niven Govinden, a story set in 1980's New York where houses run by Mothers provide a home for non gender-conforming children who participate in voguing competitions (published ...
Tuesday 9th July
Review: "Memories Of The Future" by Siri Hustvedt
Yvonne Nolan reviews "Memories Of The Future" by Siri Hustvedt, about a young woman who moves to New York City in 1978, giving herself 12 months to write a novel ...
Thursday 4th July
"On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong discusses his debut novel "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous", the story of a Vietnamese immigrant and his family living in Connecticut in the 1990’s and early 00’s; it ...
Tuesday 2nd July
Review: "Frankissstein" by Jeanette Winterson
June Caldwell reviews "Frankissstein" by Jeanette Winterson, inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein this novel is set in Brexit Britain and asks what will happen to humans when they are superseded by more ...
Monday 1st July
Review: "Lost You" by Haylen Beck
Declan Burke reviews "Lost You" by Haylen Beck (the pen name for Stuart Neville), a suspense thriller about two women locked in a desperate fight over a child each believes ...
Friday 28th June
"No Safe Place" by Patricia Gibney
Patricia Gibney chats about "No Safe Place", her latest thriller featuring detective Lottie Parker who is investigating the disappearance of young girls (published by Sphere)
Thursday 27th June
Review: "Suzy Suzy" by William Wall
Áine Ní Ghlinn reviews "Suzy Suzy" by William Wall, the story of three friends seen through the eyes of Suzy, who has a problematic home life with her developer father ...
"Another Planet" by Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn reads an extract from her memoir "Another Planet" (published by Canongate)
Wednesday 26th June
Review: "Big Sky" by Kate Atkinson
Eithne Shortall reviews "Big Sky" by Kate Atkinson, a return after 9 years to the Yorkshire world of private detective Jackson Brodie (published by Doubleday)
Thursday 20th June
Review: "Night Boat To Tangier" by Kevin Barry
Maev Kennedy reviews Kevin Barry's latest novel "Night Boat To Tangier"
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