[A moment of reflection, please, for how rubbish these covers are and how much better Basilisk has been served by its US cover, and The Echo Maker by any of its previous covers, but especially this one.] I’d been intending to read Richard Powers’s The Echo Maker for six years, but I only found out about Matt Wixey’s forthcoming debut Basilisk when … Continue reading 20 Books of Summer, #6 and #7: Basilisk and The Echo Maker| Laura Tisdall
NB. I’m still working on my post about three standout novels I read earlier this month – not to say these ones were bad! Andrew McMillan, Pity. This Barnsley-set novella traces both hom…| Laura Tisdall
It’s time for another top ten books of the year list! (You can find my 2023 post here, my 2022 post here, my 2021 post here, my 2020 post here, my 2019 post here, my 2018 post here, my 2017 post he…| Laura Tisdall
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due: This is a full-blown old-fashioned horror novel, but in the very best way. Like Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys, Due draws on the real-life atrocities committe…| Laura Tisdall
