Tennis Lessons is an incredibly relatable, poignant portrait of young womanhood.
Olivia Laing’s The Lonely City
Reviewed by James Tennent | Get out of London, get out of Paris, get out of Bangkok.
Seán Hewitt’s Tongues of Fire
Juliano Zaffino “For woods are forms of grief / grown from the earth” : Seán Hewitt’s debut full-length collection of poems, Tongues of Fire, begins in familiar territory, both figuratively and literally: of the forty exquisite, tender, exultant and exalted poems, fifteen were previously published in his acclaimed pamphlet Lantern, and ten of these iridescent poems appear in … Continue reading Seán Hewitt’s Tongues of Fire
Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life
Reviewed by Lauren Vevers
Sara Baume’s Handiwork
It is a kind of dark serendipity that a book about (amongst other things) what it means to live and create at the mercy of time and measured productivity – what Baume calls “the terrible responsibility” – should be launched in the midst of an international pandemic.
Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season
Reviewed by Terri-Jane Dow | “The Witch is dead,” proclaims the blurb of Fernanda Melchor’s incredible (and incredibly violent) Hurricane Season.
Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other
Reviewed by Ella Thorold
Carmen Maria Machado’s In The Dream House
Reviewed by Terri-Jane Dow
Jessica Andrews’ Saltwater
Reviewed by Jessica White
Craig Brown’s Ma’am Darling
Reviewed by Sophie Putze
