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Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Review by Thilsana Gias of "A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees" by Yoshida Kenkō, trans. Meredith McKinney
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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees is a short selection of essays taken from Yoshida Kenkō's longer collection called Tsurezure...
Monday, 30 March 2020
Review by Kathy Hoyle of "The Almost Mothers" by Laura Besley
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This stunning flash fiction debut takes us on a compelling journey, with Laura Besley skilfully weaving together a variety of narratives...
Sunday, 15 March 2020
Review by Gus Gresham of "Poppy Flowers at the Front" by Jon Wilkins
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This is a poignant, compelling story of love and desolation amid the sterling work of ambulance women during the 1914-18 World War. As...
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Review by Kathy Hoyle of "Jim Neat: The Case of a Young Man Down on His Luck" by Mary J. Oliver
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Mary J. Oliver describes this work as a "long narrative poem." Whilst the book certainly does contain sections of vivid, powe...
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
Review by Amber Culbert of SoundCafe Leicester
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SoundCafe is a Leicester based non-profit organisation founded in 2014. They run weekly workshops on Wednesday afternoons and offer a s...
Monday, 24 February 2020
Interview with John Schad
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John Schad is Professor of Modern Literature at University of Lancaster. His books include Victorians in Theory (Manchester, 1999), Q...
Saturday, 22 February 2020
Review by Victoria Pickup of "Sharp Hills" by Chrissie Gittins
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Sharp Hills shows Chrissie Gittins resurrecting ghosts of the past whilst connecting with the reader through her insightful description...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
Review by Laurie Cusack of "Earthrise" by Gus Gresham
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Earthrise by Gus Gresham ticks all the boxes where page turning is concerned. He draws the reader in from the very first line regarding...
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Sunday, 9 February 2020
Review by Victoria Pickup of "The Carrying" by Ada Limón
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There are many things I admire about Ada Limón’s poetry – most of all her stark honesty, and the bravery required to be frank about the ...
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