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Type: Book
Date: 06 Jun 2024

Solenoid

Solenoid submerges us in the mundane details of a diarist's life, and then spirals into a bizarre, existential account of history, philosophy and mathematics

Type: Book
Date: 15 Jun 2021

The Sweetness of Water

Conjuring a world fraught with tragedy and violence yet threaded through with hope, Nathan Harris’ debut novel is enthralling and deeply moving

Type: Book
Date: 17 Jun 2021

The Promise

Brutal emotional truths hit home in Damon Galgut’s deft, powerful story of a diminished family and a troubled land

Type: Feature
Date: 02 Sep 2026

Reading guide: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend, watches customers and passers-by intently, hoping to be chosen. But when the possibility arises that her circumstances may change forever, she is warned not to put too much faith in human promises

A handwritten stage door sign with a blue overlay and book cover image.

Type: Feature
Date: 07 Apr 2026

Monthly Spotlight: An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly perceptive coming-of-age tale was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1990

The Remains of the Day book cover on top of an image of a British manor with grey skies above.

Type: Feature
Date: 01 Mar 2024

Monthly Spotlight: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The winner of the 1989 Booker Prize, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro’s moving portrait of the perfect English butler, his loyalty and his fading, insular world in post-war England