Author: Naomi Alderman (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Penguin Genre: Science fiction, feminism, literary fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback All over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain - even death. Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they've lost control. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Power – Naomi Alderman
One week to go until London Book Fair kicks off - 10th - 12th April, at the London Olympia. The Book Fair is huge, hard to navigate, and frankly baffling at times. There are plenty of tips and lists telling you how to survive the fair (here, here and here for example), but what is … Continue reading BLOG: Top Tips for London Book Fair
Author: Carrie Fisher UK Publisher: Black Swan / Transworld digital Genre: memoir, non-fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback I was really looking forward to reading this book, but it was always going to be a hard one to review. Carrie Fisher is so well-loved, and particularly since her far-too-early death has become a symbol of … Continue reading REVIEW: The Princess Diarist – Carrie Fisher
To continue with the theme of “Why I am Disgruntled that Most Large Publishers are Based in London”, I thought I would show some cold, hard numbers to demonstrate the cost of entering a career in publishing, whether you choose to live in London, or do what I do and commute. On my MA, I … Continue reading BLOG: The Cost of Starting a Career in Publishing
Author: Susan Dennard (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy, YA Buy now: ebook | paperback In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, … Continue reading REVIEW: Truthwitch – Susan Dennard
Author: Robert MacFarlane (twitter) UK Publisher: Penguin Genre: non-fiction, essays Buy now: ebook | paperback This is an unusual piece to review, for a number of reasons. Published by PRH, exclusively for sale in independent bookshops, it is a personal essay discussing the value of books as gifts. Robert MacFarlane is a very warm writer, and the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Gifts of Reading – Robert MacFarlane
The 'London Bias' of publishing is something which is regularly brought up. Following my soapbox the other month, I thought I would put my money where my mouth is and provide a directory of non-London publishers. There are some caveats - as these publishers are generally independent, they are much smaller than the London-based media … Continue reading DIRECTORY: Non-London Publishers
Author: Melissa de la Cruz (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Genre: Romance Buy now: ebook | paperback Darcy Fitzwilliam simply doesn't have time to fall in love. But this Christmas, a kiss under the mistletoe will change everything... As partner at a major New York hedge fund, Darcy's only serious relationship is with … Continue reading REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe – Melissa de la Cruz
Author: Roxane Gay (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Corsair Genre: short stories, literary fiction, magic realism Buy now: ebook | paperback The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable … Continue reading REVIEW: Difficult Women – Roxane Gay
Author: Richard Ayoade (twitter) UK Publisher: Faber and Faber Genre: non-fiction, humour, film Buy now: ebook | paperback The Grip of Film is a hard book to categorize. I got it for Christmas, and was immediately excited by the brash, pulp-esque cover featuring a lovingly rendered version of Ayoade in a leather jacket and fingerless … Continue reading REVIEW: The Grip of Film – Richard Ayoade
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