Francine Toon on the Halloween traditions that inspired her debut novel Pine

For many people, especially in England, where I now live, Halloween is just another commercial…

Book Review: Fire Queen by Joanna Courtney

The story of Shakespeare’s Ophelia is one that most of us will know, even if…

Book Review: The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn

Norwegian writer Agnes Ravatn made waves in the crowded Nordic noir shelves with the understated…

Book Review: Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

When Ibi Zoboi first met Yusef Salaam back in 1999, neither could have foreseen that…

Book Review: We Are All The Same In The Dark by Julia Heaberlin

When Wyatt Branson discovers a teenage girl dumped in a field of dandelions by the…

Book Review: The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

In The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart has brought forth an intriguing world that has…

10 of the best new books to read this September

September is a bumper month for the world of publishing, with hundreds of new books…

Book Review: Star Wars – Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse

As you’d probably expect from a Star Wars novel, Rebecca Roanhorse’s Resistance Reborn reads like…

Book Review: All The Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

With the bewitching magic of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval and the seafaring adventures of Alexandra Christo’s…

Book Review: A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

Growing up in a small Scottish village, 11-year-old Addie is used to being treated differently.…

Book Review: Learning To Talk To Plants by Marta Orriols

Mauro, Paula’s partner of twelve years, is killed in a car accident. Both compounding and…

Book Review: Us Three by Ruth Jones

If there’s one thing we know we can expect from any project by actress, writer…