The Observer, November 2020 Juve!Herbie Sykes Yellow Jersey, £20, pp416 Herbie Sykes has written several fine books on cycling and Italian culture. This keen Italophile now turns his attention to the country’s biggest football team, […]
The Observer, October 2020. Margaret MacMillan’s exemplary study of war, Sigrid Nunez’s meditation on death and Joseph O’Connor’s resurrection of Bram Stoker War: How Conflict Shaped Us Margaret MacMillanProfile, £20, pp320 In historian Margaret MacMillan’s […]
Ocean Vuong explores family trauma, ex-goalkeeper Neville Southall reveals all and Robert Saviano goes back to the mob. The Observer, September 2020 On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Ocean VuongVintage, £8.99, pp256 (paperback) The central idea […]
The Observer, August 2020 An explosive Tipperary-set thriller, a Booker-longlisted tale of women at war in Ethiopia, and a fascinating ‘biography’ of the internet Strange FlowersDonal Ryan Transworld, £12.99, pp240 A young woman goes missing […]
The Observer, June 2020 An eco-thriller from Robbie Arnott, a defence of traditional cricket by Duncan Hamilton and Colson Whitehead’s prize-winning novel about a racist school. The Rain HeronRobbie Arnott Atlantic, £14.99, p288 A quietly […]