Shortlist: Women’s Prize for Fiction

Shortlist: Women’s Prize for Fiction

  Every year, the Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates the best, most thought provoking and often genre-bending and stylistically ambitious writing produced by women authors across the world. This year, celebrated author Bernadine Evaristo heads up the panel of...
August fiction reads

August fiction reads

  From classic thrills and heartwarming tonics to reavaluations of the past and the future, there’s plenty to look out for in fiction this month. Take a look at these six brand new, notable titles.   The Lost Storyteller by Amanda Block Here’s an appealing...
ON MY MIND by Charlie Human

ON MY MIND by Charlie Human

Tried Nguni stickfighting yet?   Charlie Human talks about entangling limbs, sticks and myths in his latest spec-fic action thriller Ancestral.   “Did I tell you the one about the female Nguni stick-fighting John Wick? You know, the one who is grappling with...
August Non-Fiction

August Non-Fiction

  This month we have quite the mix of new non-fiction for you. From revealing volumes concerning the shady exploits of some of the world’s most powerful tech moguls to books full of private and global triumphs, the picks below explore everything from self-love to...
Femme Fatale Promotion

Femme Fatale Promotion

  These deadly women are nabbing the spotlight this month as we bring you four superb novels by ladies with a certain gift for the twisted and dark. The femme fatale is an archetype of art and culture that can be traced farther back than you might imagine. The...
August New Author of the Month

August New Author of the Month

  The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Our Debut of the Month this month comes from a writer who, though never having published a novel before, comes to the game already equipped with a wealth of experience. Miranda Cowley Heller used to be Head of Drama...
August Books of the Month

August Books of the Month

  It’s the Answers for Me by Khaya Dlanga & Blood Trail by Tony Park There are two Books of the Month this month… because they are equally exciting and choosing just one of them seemed unfair (and/or impossible). Both are by beloved authors and both offer...
More of this Month’s New Fiction

More of this Month’s New Fiction

  Here’s a mix of perfectly distracting beach reads and perfectly thrilling thrillers that are hitting the shelves this month. Be sure to check out Falling the debut of T.J. Newman, immediately below.   Falling by TJ Newham As though flying were not already...
New in Young Adult Fiction

New in Young Adult Fiction

  Some supernatural fantasy, some spell slinging, some evils met head on, some tales of how hopelessness can be turned around and a whole bunch of diverse love stories… here are five new books by some of the most major authors of the genre. Take a look.   We...
Some New Non-Fiction

Some New Non-Fiction

  Tales of survival and thriving, methods for authentic improvement, examinations of systemic issues and insight from leading and diverse voices, these five new releases provide numerous opportunities for refreshed perspectives and rejuvenated outlooks. Take a...