grab a brew, and let’s review some books…
Operation Ark: A tale of survival, betrayal, and resilience
Pen Farthings’s gripping account of how he saved his staff and animals as the US withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021 - it is nothing short of heroic.
Daisy Chain (2023): The Women Behind FDR
A deeper look into the life of a woman who shaped FDR’s politics…
A Tale of Passivity and Longing: Colm Tóibín’s Long Island (2024)
Masterful subtlety, intelligent dialogue, and complex characters make our hearts ache as we catch up with Eilis Lacey, twenty years after Brooklyn…
New Release: The Maiden of Florence
A disturbingly intimate exploration of real events, told through the eyes of a young orphan girl, at the mercy of Medici men…
New Release: Mania
The destructive nature of blind obedience is examined in this thought-provoking dystopian. Outspoken, satirical, and made of marmite, Mania is sure to ruffle some feathers, regardless of which end of the political spectrum you sit at…
New release: The Husbands
With charmimg candour, Gramazio uses game theory to show how difficult (and entertaining) making decisions in modern dating can be…
Review: Negotiating with the Devil
Pierre Hazan’s personal experiences unveil the complexities of conflict mediation…
New release: Henry Henry
An astute and intoxicating observation of the messiness of Britain’s 1%, and the trials of queer love.
New Release: The Stranger at the Wedding
Dripping in lies and laced with jealousy, this marital mystery is hard to put down…
New Release: The Blueprint
Generational ghosts whisper present truths in this intricate story of female autonomy and racial oppression.
New Release: The Little Liar
Mitch Albom’s 2023 novel paints a heartbreaking picture of four interweaving lives during the Holocaust, and how one lie can change your fate forever.
Belladonna
Adalyn Grace’s hauntingly gothic mystery romance will ensnare you sensibilities
On Photography
“Photographs are a way of imprisoning reality...One can't possess reality, one can possess images--one can't possess the present but one can possess the past.”
The Lighthouse Witches
“Life continues outrageously, in whatever form it can. An unstoppable circularity: the past always in the present.”
New Release - Dressing the Part: Television’s Most Stylish Shows
A TV and fashion lover’s dream…
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“Each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.”