Absolutely first-rate...comparable to Voltaire and Swift. -- The New Yorker
Congratulations to Shehan Karunatilaka! The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize. The Booker Prize’s short list was made up of the following five titles with Mr. Karunatilaka’s novel. They represent must-read fiction judged to be the best works written in English published in the UK and Ireland. As one of the leading […]
“And within that time, I realized that the story needed to be about regular citizens. But because so much had been written. I found myself needing a new way of telling the story, a story that was very public, that was on everybody’s lips.” In 2017, Robert Mugabe was deposed in coup, an act that […]
This imaginative and satirical debut novel is one we were highly anticipating, so we were extra excited to get to talk to NoViolet Bulawayo about the inspiration for her novel and why she reshaped the story in such a unique approach.
The last month of winter has arrived, and these latest book releases have us dreaming of summer vacations reading on the Amalfi Coast. From the hidden history of women to fantasy debuts with an epic following, and a tempting literary mystery, here are our picks for the best new books to add to your TBR […]
The best, most beloved books often have one thing in common: a struggle to be published. Some of our most important stories, from Anne Frank’s unforgettable diary, to the wanderlust classic On the Road, and even early books by childhood idol Dr. Seuss, were passed over by multiple agents and publishers. Yet sometimes it’s those books that break rules, the ones labeled […]