Adam Glynn’s 2001 debut is probably best described as the fabled "positive drug story," albeit a cautionary tale about drug use. S...

"He was a magician but not a very good one": this is a  book seemingly at first about an affair. The couple have just eloped, but ...

Simon Maddrell is such an accomplished poet with an assured voice, it’s hard to believe this is his debut collection. He writes about growin...

It’s been months since I cried over a book, and short stories rarely do that to me. But Kit de Waal’s Supporting Cast made me tear up a bit...

"What you saw was a woman, bent out of shape. Pushed beyond her breaking point. Turns out we’ve all got them."  Rachel Canwell’s d...

"If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse":  The Cruel Prince by Holly Black drags the readers into the twiste...

Firstly, I do judge a book by its cover, and Will Dady’s design is beautiful and instantly drew me in. I wanted to see what was inside, and ...

I’ve been aware of, and an admirer of, Jo Bell’s poetry for several years, so was excited to learn about this memoir she has written, all ab...

Carrie Etter has a way of simplifying complex and serious narratives into easily digestible, almost kindly delivered rants in this collectio...