When a book called The Life and Times of Maf the Dog and of his Friend Marilyn Monroe comes along, everyone hopes for a brand new insight into Monroe’s life. Sadly, Scottish writer Andrew O’Hagan’s novel is more about th... Read More

Tom Rachman’s first novel The Imperfectionists is really rather good. It’s a tight little story cycle based around a flailing English newspaper in Rome, run by Americans – this premise alone is enough to make any reader ... Read More

Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris runs just a little bit colder than the previous books - that's not to say its bad - in fact it's much better than the 9th offering, but there are moments that feel forced and not as... Read More

Award winning writer Kamila Shamsie calls David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet ‘somewhere between a miracle and a mystery’. She couldn’t be more right.... Read More

This is not a good book. None of the Southern Vampire mysteries are GOOD - they are cheesy and kitchy and sleazy and ridiculously addictive. This is book 3 in the series. Read them all!... Read More