Five Star Billionaire is a novel rich in vivid characters, with a setting unfamiliar enough to be interesting, described in just enough detail to be familiar. … [Read more...]

We are in Africa, more specifically in Zimbabwe, Bulawayo’s homeland. The voice is that of ten-year old Darling, running from her shanty town to steal guavas … [Read more...]

And so to the fairytale of the Man Booker longlist. The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is Eve Harris’ first novel. It’s published, not by an imprint of any of the … [Read more...]

In which Eleanor Catton demonstrates that a good story, well told, is a pleasure that holds its own against many a modern literary fad. An opium-addled … [Read more...]

Colm Tóibín, a writer of great skill and fearsome literary reputation, has been longlisted for the Booker Prize for a third time. The Blackwater Lightship and … [Read more...]