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Review: The End of Alice by A. M. Homes

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Margot McGovern reviews A. M. Homes’ unsettling novel, The End of Alice (1996).  One of the first books I studied […]

July 2, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, Part One: The Boys

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Every so often you come across a character who, if you met them in real life you’d definitely […]

July 1, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

Mid-Year Wrap Up: Our Favourite Books of 2015… So Far

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‘WHOA, WE’RE HALF WAY THERE, WHO-OA LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER… LIVIN’ ON A PRAYYEHHH!!!’ That’s right, bookworms, we’re […]

July 1, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

Review: A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell

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Margot McGovern reviews A Small Madness by Dianne Touchell.  Rose and Michael’s first time is awkward and illicit and […]

June 24, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Reviews, YA

‘Knock, knock.’ ‘Who’s there…?’: 10 Haunted House Stories

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Possibly our favourite sub-genre of the Gothic, haunted house stories make for spooky fun reading on stormy winter nights. […]

June 23, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

10 love stories for a Grey day

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Today is Christian Grey’s birthday. To celebrate, E. L. James has a new Fifty Shades book out: Grey: Fifty Shades […]

June 18, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

Five fantasy reads for realists

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Game of Thrones is awesome. The TV series, not the books. You haven’t read those. Fantasy isn’t your […]

June 12, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Recommendations, Spec Fic / SF / Fantasy

Review: The Strays by Emily Bitto

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Margot McGovern reviews The Strays by Emily Bitto.  Winner of the 2015 Stella Prize, The Strays (Affirm Press, 2014) is an enchanting foray into […]

June 10, 2015 For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Reviews

Winter’s Tales: five BIG books

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Put on your comfiest flannel pjs and an oversized hoodie, make yourself a pot of tea (or something stronger) […]

May 1, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

‘…Will you say that I am mad?’ Nine unreliable narrators

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The most compelling storytellers are often those who make us read between the lines. Here, we take a look […]

April 24, 2015 Book Lists, For Readers, Latest, Literature / General Fiction, Recommendations

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