Book of the Month

A Mess-merising Story: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
A Mess-merising Story: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje
What does it mean to have a ‘once in a lifetime’ love and still walk away from it? Lidija Hilje tackles this question in her debut novel Slanting Towards the... Read more...
Our January Book - Ghassan Kanafani’s Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
Our January Book - Ghassan Kanafani’s Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories
To read these stories is to recognise how sharply Kanafani articulates a long stream of violence that has been felt for years, and how personally he renders it on a... Read more...
Can a file ever hold a person? On Lea Ypi’s Indignity
Can a file ever hold a person? On Lea Ypi’s Indignity
words by Millie Harris   When a photograph of Lea Ypi’s grandmother, Leman, was posted on social media by a total stranger, she becomes determined to discover who her grandmother... Read more...
Hamnet wants to break your heart. Does it earn it?
Hamnet wants to break your heart. Does it earn it?
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October 2025: Reading Isabel Cañas’s The Possession of Alba Díaz
October 2025: Reading Isabel Cañas’s The Possession of Alba Díaz
Isabel Cañas' third novel, The Possession of Alba Díaz, is a half psychological thriller, half body horror gothic novel that draws inspiration on the violent history of the land. Read more...