Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
This is a fantastic book. Set in an alternative world but one that feels a little too familiar, Protecting American … More Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
This book has appeared on many ‘best of 2022’ lists, 8 out of the 16 I collected in this post, … More Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Bournville by Jonathan Coe
This was fantastic! The premise the book is built around features as a quote on the back cover. It was … More Bournville by Jonathan Coe
Queen High by C. J. Carey
This is the second in a series that feels like a trilogy – this book feels very much like a … More Queen High by C. J. Carey
Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
(This story charts) . . . its transofrmation from a mark designed to create clarity to a mark destined to … More Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
You really do have to admire Nadia Wassef and her co-founders for creating the bookshops, Diwan in Egypt, when it … More Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
Racing the Light by Robert Crais
This is a straightforward classic Private Eye story in that great American tradition with the city of Los Angeles as … More Racing the Light by Robert Crais