Reviewed by Clare Bogen || Tennis Lessons is an incredibly relatable, poignant portrait of young womanhood.
Category: Reviews
The Lonely City, by Olivia Laing
Reviewed by James Tennent || Get out of London, get out of Paris, get out of Bangkok.
Tongues of Fire, by Seán Hewitt
Reviewed by Juliano Zaffino || Seán Hewitt’s debut full-length collection of poems, Tongues of Fire, begins in familiar territory, both figuratively and literally.
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara
Reviewed by Lauren Vevers || A Little Life was on my shelf longer than I care to think about.
Handiwork, by Sara Baume
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
