Murata Sayaka’s “World 99”: What It Means to Be Human
Murata Sayaka’s latest novel World 99, published in Japan in 2025, is set in a society disrupted by…
The Unity Books children’s book review roundup for spring
The booksellers of Unity Books Auckland and Wellington review a handful of children’s books sure to delight and…
Toni Jordan’s engrossing page-turning saga
Tenderfoot – quick links Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan’s eighth novel, takes place in the suburban Brisbane of Joh Bjelke-Petersen…
Review by Paul Di Filippo – Locus Online
A Catalog of Storms, Fran Wilde (Fairwood Press 978-1958880319, trade paperback, 256pp, $18.99) August 2025. Although Fran Wilde’s…
Book Review: Allison King’s The Phoenix Pencil Company will serve up some magic with a side of sobs
Published on: Sept 01, 2025 03:12 pm IST Author Allison King’s debut novel, The Phoenix Pencil Company is…
Step into the mysterious world of the Bohemia –
(Aug. 31, 2025) — Before I begin to sing the praises of Chris Pavone’s latest literary thriller, “The…
The Bookseller of Hay: Richard Booth is the wild man who rewrote the literary map
Hanning’s book is fascinating and is full of larger-than-life characters such as Marianne Faithfull, Dudley Moore, Seamus Heaney,…
Exploring 600 years of branding in Richard Shear’s book
By Richard Shearc.2025, Rockport/Quarto Publishing$24.99, 160 pages Your morning started out all wrong. You couldn’t find your favorite…
Who Will Remain by Kasim Ali: Race, class and tough choices
All that is in short supply. This is Alum Rock in Birmingham, early 2000s, a grim name (referring…
Book review: The Remnants of Rebellion is a saga of grief, inheritance and the ghosts of revolution
A colonial-era estate sits deep in Kerala’s rubber plantations, heavy with secrets and memory. Into this house, bequeathed…
Rhett Davis’ novel takes ‘tree change’ to a new level
Arborescence: quick links Get ready for a fascinating experience when you open this book. In the world Rhett…