Author: thewesbrown

Dark Light: An Interview with Nicholas Hogg

I think a lot of reason that foreign writers are attracted to Japan is that it suits the day-to day psyche of planning stories. It gives you that mental space.

by thewesbrown • 27th August 20154th September 2015

Book Review: <em>Barracuda</em> by Christos Tsiolkas

Literature

Book Review: Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas

A profoundly moral novel, this is literature as it should be: challenging, tender and lacerating.

by thewesbrown • 1st September 20141st September 2014

Book Review: <em>The Circle</em> by Dave Eggers

Literature, Technology

Book Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

Are our increasingly interconnected real and online lives a slow march towards totalitarianism or a renewal of democracy? David Eggers’ novel offers one such vision of the near future.

by thewesbrown • 27th June 201415th January 2026

Novel: <em>Clay</em> by Melissa Harrison

Literature

Novel: Clay by Melissa Harrison

What are the borders between the urban and the rural? Between consumerism and conservationism? Between innocence and experience? These are some of the ...

by thewesbrown • 8th February 20134th June 2013

<em>A Clockwork Orange</em> by Anthony Burgess: The App

Literature, Technology

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess: The App

To mark the 50th anniversary of A Clockwork Orange, Random House have released the novel in a new form – an app. In this review, Wes Brown looks at both ...

by thewesbrown • 8th January 201315th January 2026

FastTrack Editorial Review