Tag: books reviews

Book Review: The Lamplighters, by Emma Stonex

The Lamplighters begins with a classic locked room mystery, inspired by a real-life event in the Outer Hebrides in 1900, but the mystery is just the starting point for this ...

by Litro Magazine • 11th March 202111th March 2021

Heroes Without a Name: <em>Born on a Tuesday</em> by Elnathan John

Literature

Heroes Without a Name: Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John

Born on a Tuesday is the debut novel of former Caine Prize finalist Elnathan John.

by totihan • 16th July 201616th July 2016

Review: <em>Back to Moscow</em> by Guillermo Erades

Fiction, Literature

Review: Back to Moscow by Guillermo Erades

This debut novel by diplomat Guillermo Erades is a notable addition to the modern flâneur canon.

by distortboy • 30th April 20161st May 2016

<em>The Amateur Marriage</em> by Anne Tyler

Literature

The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler

It is a story that is devastating because its married protagonists, Pauline and Michael, make misery their quotidian experience.

by EmilyBueno • 12th March 201614th March 2016

Book Review: <em>A Philosophy of Walking</em> by Frédéric Gros

Literature

Book Review: A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros

A French bestseller newly translated into English, Gros’ reflections on walking are more a dawdle than a march.

by BeaMoyes1 • 28th July 201428th July 2014