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21 of the best fiction books to give as gifts this Christmas

From epic fantasy and dark thrillers to immersive illustrated classics and short story collections, we’ve…

Lynch/Oz Review

“There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t think about The Wizard of…

Lizzie Fry on smashing the glass ceiling and ‘second album syndrome’

My latest novel Kill For It pits young and upcoming journalist Cat against veteran reporter…

Win a copy of The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

To celebrate the publication of Maya MacGregor’s first YA novel, we have three copies of The…

Dungeons and Deadlines: the dual life of a writer and a role-player

If I’d never touched a role-playing game then I wouldn’t be a writer, full stop.…

Book Review: Cursed by Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer’s Gilded was an enchanting YA reimagining of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale, complete with romance,…

Very Festival 2022 Preview

The rainy season is tailing off and cool season is soon to arrive in Thailand,…

Book Review: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

If you somehow managed to miss Legendborn when it was first published in 2020, then…

No Bears Review

Sometimes a movie is inextricable from its context. Iranian director Jafar Panahi has spent his…

Kate Forster: A Gothic Christmas Story

Christmas can be an emotional time for people and sometimes this holiday can come with…

Book Review: Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q Sutanto

If you can imagine Crazy Rich Asians as a book about teens where the younger…

Linn B Halton on the inspiration behind Finding Happiness at Penvennan Cove

Whether it’s bathed in glorious sunshine, or the wind and rain are battering the coastline…