Thursday, 31 December 2020
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Sunday, 27 December 2020
Sunday, 6 December 2020
A Maigret Christmas by Georges Simenon
A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories
by Georges Simenon
(Translated by David Coward)
A book review
Saturday, 28 November 2020
Saturday, 14 November 2020
Saturday, 7 November 2020
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Tale of a Homecoming: "Twelve Nights" by Urs Faes
Twelve Nights
by Urs Faes
Translated from the German by Jamie Lee Searle
Sunday, 25 October 2020
The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting
The Bell in the Lake
Lars Mytting (Translated by Deborah Dawkin)
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Saturday, 17 October 2020
To Cook a Bear by Mikael Niemi
To Cook a Bear
by Mikael Niemi (translated from the Swedish by Deborah Bragan-Turner)
A review
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Friday, 9 October 2020
Trysting by Emmanuelle Pagano
Trysting
by Emmanuelle Pagano (translated by Jennifer Higgins and Sophie Lewis)
A book review
Monday, 5 October 2020
Sunday, 4 October 2020
Saturday, 3 October 2020
Enchanted New York by Kevin Dann
Enchanted New York
A Walk Along Broadway through Manhattan's Magical Past
By Kevin Dann
Sunday, 27 September 2020
"The Lamplighters" by Emma Stonex
The Lamplighters
by Emma Stonex
A review
“We’re not sure of the truth, are we? Isn’t that the point? Some mysteries just aren’t meant to be known…”
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
The House of a Hundred Whispers by Graham Masterton
The House of a Hundred Whispers
by Graham Masterton
A review
Monday, 21 September 2020
When crime fiction speaks Maltese
Over the summer months I have been catching up with my TBR pile of books in Maltese. First of all, because I enjoy it. Also, because I find it both ironic and sad that I tend to read more books in English than in my native tongue. When a Maltese book calls me, it instils in me a strange mix of feelings – love for local literature, pleasure at reading a book which speaks to me in my first language (and, more often than not, about the reality I live in), alongside a sense of duty towards what makes me what I am.
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Sunday, 13 September 2020
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Dark Encounters: A Collection of Ghost Stories by William Croft Dickinson
Dark Encounters:
A Collection of Ghost Stories
by William Croft Dickinson
Sunday, 30 August 2020
The Gothic Short Stories of Mary Shelley
The Gothic Short Stories of Mary Shelley
A review of two volumes published by Hesperus Press
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Revenge of the Elk Head Woman: "The Only Good Indians" by Stephen Graham Jones
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones
A Review
Monday, 24 August 2020
"Reality and Other Stories" by John Lanchester
Reality and Other Stories
by John Lanchester
A book review
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold
Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold
A review
Our everyday is not a disenchanted place,
however loudly our commuter trains rattle along their tracks or however tall
the tower blocks stand in the place where the trees once grew…
Sunday, 16 August 2020
"Invisible Ink" by Patrick Modiano
Invisible Ink
by Patrick Modiano
(Translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti)
A review
Sunday, 2 August 2020
"Unofficial Britain: Journeys through Unexpected Places" by Gareth E. Rees
Unofficial Britain: Journeys through Unexpected Places
by Gareth E. Rees
A review
Friday, 31 July 2020
Saturday, 18 July 2020
An enigmatic swansong: "The Invisible Land" by Hubert Mingarelli
The Invisible Land
Hubert Mingarelli (translated by Sam Taylor)
A Review
Thursday, 16 July 2020
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Earthlings
by Sayaka Murata
(translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
A Review
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
"Plunge Hill: A Case Study" by J.M. McVulpin
Plunge Hill: A Case Study
by J.M. McVulpin
The return of the Eden Book Society series
Sunday, 5 July 2020
The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dolęga-Mostowicz
The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma
by Tadeusz Dolęga-Mostowicz
(translated from the Polish by Ewa Małachoska-Pasek and Megan Thomas)
A review
Saturday, 4 July 2020
"Survivor Song" by Paul Tremblay: Pandemic or zombie apocalypse?
Survivor Song
by Paul Tremblay
A book review
Sunday, 28 June 2020
"Fantastic Tales" by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
Fantastic Tales
by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
(translated by Lawrence Venuti)
A review
Saturday, 27 June 2020
"La Quinta Sinfonia di Beethoven Recensita da E.T.A. Hoffmann" by Benedetta Saglietti
La Quinta Sinfonia di Beethoven Recensita da E.T.A. Hoffmann:
Nel Regno dell'Infinito
by Benedetta Saglietti
A review
Sunday, 21 June 2020
"This is Shakespeare: How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright" by Emma Smith
This is Shakespeare
How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright
by Emma Smith
A review
Saturday, 20 June 2020
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Fresh Water for Flowers
by Valérie Perrin
translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle
A review
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
"Three Apples Fell from the Sky" by Narine Abgaryan
Three Apples Fell from the Sky
by Narine Abgaryan
(translated by Lisa C. Hayden)
A review
Sunday, 31 May 2020
Saturday, 30 May 2020
"We are Not in the World" by Conor O'Callaghan
We are Not in the World
By Conor O'Callaghan
A review
Monday, 25 May 2020
"Wagner's Parsifal: The Music of Redemption" by Roger Scruton
Wagner's Parsifal:
The Music of Redemption
by Roger Scruton
An illustrated review
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Monday, 18 May 2020
"The Moustache" by Emmanuel Carrère
