Published by Calmann-Levy A young woman is fished out of the Seine, very nearly dead. She has no identification on her person, so the police do a DNA test to see if they can find out who she is. The results are startling: according to the test, the mysterious woman is the celebrated pianist Milena …
The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories: Susan Hill
Published by Profile Books An act of charity that goes horribly wrong, a travelling bag that when opened leads to a man’s death, a ghostly boy that only his friend can see, a mysterious co-worker with a strange smell, and a misguided attempt to raise the dead. These are the five stories in this collection. …
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The Dry: Jane Harper
Published by Flatiron Books and Abacus Kiewarra, a town in the Australian Outback. The land is bone dry: the rains have failed again, and farmers are struggling to survive, as is everyone else. Many of the shops are boarded up. Karen Hadler and her six-year-old son Billy are found shot in their home, with only …
Oh William!: Elizabeth Strout
Published by Penguin Random House “Because I’m a novelist, I have to write this almost like a novel, but it is true—as true as I can make it. And I want to say—oh, it is difficult to know what to say! But when I report something about William it is because he told it to …
A Raisin in the Sun: Lorraine Hansberry
Published by Signet, Vintage, Berkley Books “What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike a raisin in the sun?”–Langston Hughes This is a powerful play about an African-American family trying to realize their dreams in spite of the odds stacked against them. At the centre of the play is the Younger family, who live …
Following Unusual Paths: Interview with Nick Hunt
Nick Hunt is an author from the UK. His books include Outlandish; Where the Wild Winds Are; Walking the Woods and the Water; The Parakeeting of London; and Loss Soup and Other Stories. His debut novel Red Smoking Mirror will be published in July 2023. Walking the Woods and the Water and Where the Wild …
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My Secret Brexit Diary—A Glorious Illusion: Michel Barnier
Translated from French by Robin MackayPublished by Polity Press In a nation-wide referendum on 23 June 2016, the British voted, by a slim majority, to leave the European Union. The process of leaving the EU was long-drawn-out and complicated. Like many people outside the UK, I developed Brexit fatigue. This meant that the Brexit diary …
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The Peculiarities: David Liss
Published by Tachyon Publications London, the turn of the 20th century. A pervasive fog covers the city, and strange things are happening, known as “the Peculiarities”. Women are giving birth to litters of rabbits, people are transforming into trees and animals, and vicious, not-quite-human Elegants are prowling the streets. The Peculiarities also touch Thomas Thresher, …
Black Lion—Alive in the Wilderness: Sicelo Mbatha with Bridget Pitt
Published by Jonathan Ball Publishers “I am not a lion whisperer. I am an ordinary wilderness guide who has simply grasped some small part of the great wisdom of wild animals and the wilderness, and learnt a little about how to share this with other humans. As a guide, I share wild paths with wild …
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: Shehan Karunatilaka
Published by Sort of Books “All stories are recycled and all stories are unfair. Many get luck, and many get misery. Many are born to homes with books, many grow up in the swamps of war. In the end, all becomes dust. All stories conclude with a fade to black.” Maali Almeida, a gay Sri …
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