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“Joey felt that his romance with Daisy might ruin his life, but that didn’t stop him.” This line from the story Daisy’s Valentine opens...

Martyr!  is the debut novel by Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar and was one of last year’s buzzier books. I’m always curious about...

Aboard a space ship a crew of six astronauts, two women and four men, circle planet earth sixteen times in twenty four hours – and repeat...

There was always going to be only one theme with which I could start my reading year in 2025: motherhood. Or, even more fittingly,...

I feel somewhat rusty writing reviews, and  The God of Small Things  isn’t the most straightforward book to get back into it. But reading...

Shirley Jackson’s  The Haunting of Hill House  stands as a paragon of the horror genre, masterfully blending supernatural elements with...

Alasdair Gray's  Poor Things  is a literary marvel that effortlessly blends surrealist playfulness with a profound commentary on society...

Yewon, a young woman lost in a society that doesn’t know what to do with itself and its young, dreams of a hotel with infinite keys to...

In an underground bunker, in an unknown location, silent and armed men guard a cage that is home to thirty-nine women and one young girl....

I usually try to steer clear of such generalisations, but Irish literature holds a special place in my heart. I fell in love with it,...

Percival Everett is definitely one of my favorite discoveries of the past few years, and I am glad I only came to his writing with The...

On Christmas Eve 1617 a storm descends over the coast of Vardø, Noway’s far north and within the blink of an eye kills most of the...

It has been a good while since I have found the time to sit down and write up my thoughts on a book. So the books I want to review keep...

Roland Mitchell‘s life can only be described as dull. He has dedicated his life to studying Victorian poet Randolph Ash, without making...

Isn’t it wonderful to have these authors you just feel entirely safe with? I can open any Toni Morrison book and I know for sure that I...

Gilead, 1956. John Ames is dying. In his seventies, the preacher knows his time on earth is coming to an end. He should be ready to meet...

It’s always nice to look back over another year’s reading and try to pick my favourite books of the year. There is usually some Booker...

After weeks and weeks of reading through and reviewing the Booker longlist, I spent a couple of weeks away from new literary releases and...

For nine months now, Tom Kettle has got to enjoy the quiet solitude of retirement after ending his career with the garda. From his rented...

Sunday has quiet day and currently eats only white foods. She cannot drink anything that is not fizzy and feels best burying her hands in...