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In brief: The Fire; Taking Flight; All the Lovers in the Night – review
Two novels in translation: a powerful portrayal of a failing marriage and a sensitive study of loneliness – plus a fact-packed natural history of flight
Hannah Beckerman
21, May, 2023 @2:00 PM
In brief: Honeybees and Distant Thunder; Cry of the Wild; Our Missing Hearts – review
A hit Japanese novel makes its debut in English, British wildlife comes vividly alive and an Asian American boy discovers his past in a harsh future
Hannah Beckerman
23, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM
In brief: The Wakes; Humanly Possible; A Tidy Ending – reviews
A wittily poignant tale of friendship, death and unexpected joy; an impressively wide-ranging history of humanism; and a darkly comic crime novel
Hannah Beckerman
26, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
In brief: What You Need from the Night; Elderflora; Tomorrow’s People – review
A haunting novel exploring a father-son relationship; a fascinating study of trees through history; and an illuminating analysis of demographics
Hannah Beckerman
26, Feb, 2023 @1:00 PM
In brief: Signal Fires; If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal; Love Marriage – review
A thoughtful novel about a family secret, an insightful investigation into animal intelligence and Monica Ali’s clever comedy of manners
Hannah Beckerman
29, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM
In brief: We All Want Impossible Things; Sensational: A New Story of Our Senses; Invisible Child – review
A whip-smart novel that finds joy in grief; an engaging hybrid of science, history and culture; and a Pulitzer prize-winning insight into poverty and homelessness
Hannah Beckerman
01, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM
In brief: The Book of the Most Precious Substance; Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects; These Precious Days – review
An absorbing occult thriller from Sara Gran; fascinating snapshots of South Pole exploration; and searching essays from Ann Patchett
Hannah Beckerman
06, Nov, 2022 @4:00 PM
In brief: Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North; The Book of Phobias and Manias; The Fell – review
A moving end to a dramatic trilogy; the weird and wonderful world of fear; and a suspenseful pandemic novel
Hannah Beckerman
09, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM
In brief: Love Untold; The Modern Bestiary; The Red Planet – review
Ruth Jones’s Welsh generational saga, Joanna Bagniewska’s real-life fantastic beasts and Simon Morden’s Mars exploration
Hannah Beckerman
11, Sep, 2022 @3:00 PM
In brief: Carrie Soto Is Back; High; All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days – reviews
A retired tennis champion defends her title and finds herself; Erika Fatland has an insightful Himalayan adventure; and a gripping true story of a woman in the anti-Nazi resistance
Hannah Beckerman
15, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM
In brief: Am I Normal?; Orwell’s Roses; Milk Teeth – reviews
Historian Sarah Chaney unpicks our norms, Rebecca Solnit takes an eclectic approach to an English literary hero, and Jessica Andrews tells a fractured story of escape
Hannah Beckerman
17, Jul, 2022 @3:00 PM
In brief: I’m Sorry You Feel That Way; The Rise and Reign of the Mammals; The Glitter in the Green – review
A razor-sharp story of familial tensions; a paleontologist’s fascinating history of mammals; and a rich guide to hummingbirds across America
Hannah Beckerman
19, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM
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