Colson Whitehead on a heist gone wrong; a revisionary study of the footballing Charltons; and Donal Wilson’s latest fictional vignette of small-town Ireland. The Observer, August 2022 Harlem Shuffle Colson WhiteheadLittle, Brown, £8.99, pp336 (paperback) […]
Metro, July 22 There’s a moment towards the end of the first episode of this taut, tense crime drama which willprobably have everyone watching nodding in agreement. Andrew Garfield’s devout, somewhatgentle detective Jeb Pyre finally […]
Janice Hallett’s rich puzzle of a novel; the gripping twin tale of a crumbling marriage; and Juno Roche’s fearless memoir. The Observer, July 22 The Twyford CodeJanice Hallett Profile, £8.99, pp400 (paperback) A schoolteacher, Miss Iles, […]
Metro, August 2022 A deliciously acerbic twist on the rom-com, Cult Classic finds New York magazine editor Lola engaged… but doubtful that really wants to be with someone who is so dutifully passive and well-adjusted. […]
Two more of my Expo 2020 Dubai books were published by ASSOULINE this month. First, Al Wasl Plaza, which is a really lovely look at how a meeting place can become an experience and place of human connection. […]