The Compost Coach by Kate Flood
KATE FLOOD is a compost nerd. In her new book The Compost Coach she shows us how to spin food waste and household ...
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2023-08
Cover Story
ANN PATCHETT is the author of the bestselling novel The Dutch House which was longlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize and Bel Canto, which won the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction. Tom Lake is Ann’s highly anticipated new novel. It’s a deeply moving and profound meditation on young love, marriage and family, AKINA HANSEN writes.
In 2001 Ann Patchett’s literary career skyrocketed with the success of her award-winning novel Bel Canto, which sold a staggering million copies in the US …
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Features
Bitter and Sweet by Amal Awad
AMAL AWAD is a journalist, screenwriter and author whose novels include, Courting Samira and The Things We See in ...
Beginner’s Guide to the Female Gothic
If you’re a big fan of Gothic fiction and you want to explore the genre further, RACHEL DENHAM-WHITE discusses the ...
Jennifer Ackerman on What An Owl Knows
In this extract from JENNIFER ACKERMAN's What An Owl Knows she tells us a bit about why this night-time predator ...
Taste Test Assassin Eighteen by John Brownlow
Good Reading dips into the first few paragraphs of new books to give you a taste of what’s to ...
From the Editor’s Desk in August 2023
I have been watching with sadness the increasing number of books being banned in the US. The news feed that lands ...
Reviews
The Lorikeet Tree by Paul Jennings
Paul Jennings is probably best known for his humorous, quirky short stories and the television series ‘Round the ...
The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson
There is much to commend in this novel, particularly the historical research, but readers must be patient.
It ...
Woman’s Lore by Sarah Clegg
From women clutching amulets to ward off a deadly monster during childbirth, to modern feminists lauding Lilith, ...
The Surviving Sky by Kritika H Rao
In The Surviving Sky, Kritika H Rao has created a science fantasy world that is utterly unique and fascinating. ...
The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks
Open the pages of The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson and be transported to the bawdy, smelly, noisy streets of ...
A Better Place by Stephen Daisley
Daisley has the uncanny ability, within a few sentences, to create the narrative’s mood and to paint a character’s ...
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