Oct 7, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
After fulsome adoration of HAMNET and LAND, I reached for the novel by Maggie O’Farrell in between those two that I’d missed: THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT (Headline Publishing 2022). Written in O’Farrell’s consuming and evocative style, it is another triumph of...
Sep 25, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Thanks to Fiona Stager for pressing into my hands this whimsical, witty, sardonic, clever and entirely amusing comedy of manners set in 1883, THE UNSELECTED JOURNALS OF EMMA M. LION (Vol 1 & 2) by Beth Brower and published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2026. For...
Sep 24, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
THE BEAUTY OF BROKEN THINGS (Hawkeye Publishing 2026) is the connection of three stories that weave together to form the complex life of author Melissa Sharman: her experience of childhood abuse and her shocking near miss with an infamous child killer; her navigation...
Sep 19, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
G S Johnston’s poignant and dynamic novel FOR A MOMENT MORE (Broadcast Books 2026) is a fictional account of a particularly traumatic, divisive, misunderstood and tragic time, that of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the mainly 80’s and 90’s. For me, this time is represented...
Sep 15, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Maggie O’Farrell, the best-selling author of HAMNET, brings us her latest historical masterpiece LAND (Hachette 2026), a story of one particular piece of land, one geographical spot in Ireland, and the happenings there over centuries. O’Farrell is a brilliant,...
Sep 14, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
THE LOST ISLAND (UQP 2026) by award-winning author Samantha Wheeler is a mystery adventure story for young readers aged eight and up. Set somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, this tale of young Theo and his fight for survival in the wilderness is an emotional rollercoaster...
