Book Reviews

Book Review: Life Will Be the Death of Me by Chelsea Handler

By her own admission, this is the deepest writing that Chelsea Handler has done. And you can tell. You can feel it. In her memoir, Life Will Be the Death of Me,... Read More...

Book Review: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

In this exhilarating and memorable debut, Liberian-American author Wayétu Moore explores history and identity through three characters scattered, initially, acr... Read More...

Book Review: Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer

Some books are full of big drama, fast action and complex characters. Others - like Eva Meijer’s Bird Cottage - weave their way into your heart quietly and subt... Read More...

Book Review: Something In The Water by Catherine Steadman

Catherine Steadman’s debut novel Something in the Water is pure soapy excess, telling a convoluted tale of greed, immorality and criminal cover-ups against a ba... Read More...

Book Review: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

Stepsister is the latest book in the fairytale reimagining trend, but rather than focusing on the persecuted heroine Cinderella and her rags-to-riches tale, Jen... Read More...

Book Review: Cape May by Chip Cheek

Comparing Cape May to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby feels like a fair comparison. Both stories are set in prosperous East Coast America locations. Both... Read More...

10 books that are perfect gifts for Father’s Day 2019

Father's Day is fast approaching on the 16 June, 2019. We've got you covered with ten books to suit every Dad's bookish taste, from wise life lessons and fascin... Read More...

Book Review: A Nail, A Rose by Madeleine Bourdouxhe

Madeleine Bourdouxhe was an author, born in 1906, who lived most of her ninety years in Belgium and France. She was largely unknown to non-French speakers until... Read More...

Book Review: Home Girl by Alex Wheatle

Home Girl is a novel with a clear voice and perspective. It’s the story of a teenage girl, Naomi Brisset, who is struggling in the foster care system. Bouncing ... Read More...

Book Review: Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman

Stalingrad is the prequel to Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate, published in English in the mid-eighties. The novel begins with a meeting between Hitler and Musso... Read More...

6 wellness books that will help soothe an over-stressed mind and body

It’s a busy and stressful world we live in, and we’re increasingly turning to books to help us through difficult times. Whether it's encouraging body positivity... Read More...

6 nostalgic wartime tales of love, friendship, courage and fortitude

The perfect wartime saga takes readers on a nostalgic journey back in history, where times were tough and ordinary people had to do extraordinary things just to... Read More...

Film

Five Feet Apart DVD Review

Our Time Review

The Aftermath DVD Review

TV

Win an exclusive American Gods Season 2 prize package

Dead To Me review: A resonant, biting dark comedy

Tales of the City review: A delightful, absorbing series with a bountiful heart

Music

ZZ Top rock Wembley

The Rolling Stones – Bridges to Bremen Review

Festival review: The hottest Glastonbury on record

Books

Book Review: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

Book Review: Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland

Tom Chatfield on writing a novel that wrestles his fascinations into fictional form