The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
A moving story about characters searching for connection and identity in an ultra-digital world. Metro, May 22 When Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for A Visit From The Goon Squad, she was praised for […]
Ben East
In brief: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; The Slow Road to Tehran; Drift – review
George Saunders leads a writing masterclass, Rebecca Lowe goes on a cycling adventure and Caryl Lewis makes a magical English-language fiction debut. The Observer, May 22 A Swim In A Pond In The Rain by […]
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Metro, May 22 Elizabeth Zott is a scientist, single mother… and surprise star of an unconventional daytime cookery show. She doesn’t just tell the housewives of 1960s America how to make a casserole. She tells […]
60 Seconds with Ben Fogle
Journeyman Ben Fogle, 48, on his latest off-grid trip – to Slab City, an alternative Californian desert community calling itself the “last free place in America.” Metro, April 22 Slab City is both an artistic […]
Little Mix at Utilita Arena, Sheffield
Utilita Arena, Sheffield. Metro, April 22 For all the banging pop anthems, confetti cannons and writhing street dancers, it was a quiet interlude in Little Mix’s celebratory blast through their last decade which really struck […]