Dew in the Morning, Shimmer Chinodya
Dew in the Morning is a tender, evocative novel of growing up, but in it we see the seeds of many issues which Chinodya will … Read more
Category Archives: Cultural/Regional
Strange Beasts of China, Yan GE
The novel’s environmental ethos is also very much of the now, with numerous, vivid descriptions of urban decay competing with the natural world. As an … Read more
The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak
In The Island of Missing Trees, prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and … Read more
Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney
Rooney is back with another bookish, epistolary novel — this time following two intelligent young adults navigating their personal lives amid the backdrop of environmental … Read more
Damnation Spring, Ash Robinson
An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens … Read more
Terminal Boredom: Stories, Izumi Suzuki, et al.
In a future where men are contained in ghettoized isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia – until a boy escapes and … Read more
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Hayao Miyazaki
This is the Box Set of Hayao Miyazaki’s epic series. Translated by David Lewis and Toren Smith. The publication date represents that of the boxed … Read more
Wizard of the Crow, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Commencing in “our times” and set in the “Free Republic of Aburĩria,” the novel dramatizes with corrosive humor and keenness of observation a battle for … Read more
Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a, Katłıà
Riveting, subtle, and unforgettable, Katłıà gives us a unique perspective into what the world might look like today if Indigenous legends walked amongst us, disguised … Read more
Waiting for the Rain, Charles Mungoshi
The award-winning writer Charles Mungoshi is recognised in Africa, and internationally, as one of the continent’s most powerful writers today. This early novel deals with … Read more
The Old Woman and the River, Ismail Fahd Ismail
The story is about the life-giving powers of women; it is also a story about hope and the possibilities of the human spirit even in … Read more
Smokehouse, Melissa Manning
Smokehouse is an assured and accomplished collection, and a thoroughly immersive read that celebrates the landscape and the community of Tasmania. Read it if you … Read more
Indie Corner – Jaimee Wriston
Back to the Indie Corner series I’m thrilled to talk with Jaimee Wriston Colbert again. In this Indie Corner, we explore her new novel How … Read more
Once There Were Wolves, Charlotte McConaghy
From bestselling author Charlotte McConaghy, Once There Were Wolves is a novel about a scientist reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands, and the secrets that … Read more