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It’s that time again. Books of the year lists are being wheeled out right, left and centre. I’d love to tell you I’d managed to trim mine to a single post of gems but I’m not the decisive type so I’m afraid it will be the usual four, falling roughly into quarters, all with links […]
Books of the Year 2019: Part One Read More »
There’s a nicely varied bunch of paperbacks to look out for in October – enough for two posts, albeit short ones – several of which are already tried and tested by me starting with Oyinkan Braithwaite’s Booker Prize longlisted, Women’s Prize shortlisted My Sister, the Serial Killer. A woman is about to sit down to
Paperbacks to Look Out for in October 2019: Part One Read More »
The longlist for my favourite UK literary award, The Women’s Prize for Fiction, is due to be announced next Monday. Only novels written by women in English published between April 1st 2018 and March 31st 2019 qualify. Over the past few years I’ve failed miserably in predicting what took the judges fancy but truth be
My Wish List for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 Read More »
Part two of January’s preview kicks off with a debut from a former Waterstones bookseller: When All is Said by Anne Griffin. Over the course of a single evening, eighty-four-year-old Maurice Hannigan raises five toasts to five different people all of whom have changed his life in different ways, all of whom are now gone.
Books to Look Out for in January 2019: Part Two Read More »