info497179Sep 26, 20211 minChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiMagic has been banished from Orisha and the clan members who practiced it have been killed on the orders of a power hungry king. Zellie's...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesSophie and her sisters and ready to be sent out into the world on their own after their father dies and leaves their family hat shop to...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minOnibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter by Atelier SentōA charming graphic novel of two young foreigners exploring Japan through the lens of a special camera able to capture images of spirits...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minThe Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison BechdelAmerican cartoonist Bechdel (she of the Bechdel film test fame – does a film have two female characters, do they have names, do they...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minNever Too SmallArising from a popular YouTube channel of the same name about small space living, this glorious exploration of deliberately designed...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyRecord store owner Rob has a list for everything, including his break-ups. After Laura leaves him, he decides to revisit his...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiAn absolutely astounding work, this autobiographical graphic novel traces Satrapi's childhood rebelling against her life in Iran in the...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minSongbirds by Christy Lefteri Nisha, an immigrant maid in Cyprus, goes missing walking late one night and her absence tears into the lives of those who love her....
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minThe Beatles: Get Back Publishing to coincide with Peter Jackson’s documentary, this stunning full colour hardback is an intimate portrait of The Beatles as...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minOn Beauty by Zadie SmithSmith is a rare treasure of a writer, with humour and insight particularly into the modern experience of womanhood and family. On Beauty...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonThis novel drew me in from the very start, and I had consumed half of it before I even looked up again. Jumping between the probable...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersWith the backdrop of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s young son Willie lays dying. After his passing, he is sent to rest in a...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minMrs March by Virginia FeitoMrs. March spends her time as an Upper East Side wife living anxiously under the weight of expectations placed on her by society and...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMurakami is a wonderful write - both incredibly specific and universal at once. Magical realism at its best, the story of Toru's life a...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minTwo Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman RushdieAfter a storm hits New York City, strange things begin to happen to some residents. They are, it turns out, decedents of the union of an...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaOne of the most beautiful, heartbreaking, life-affirming novel I have had the pleasure to read. Following four young men from college...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyTold as a series of letters to the reader, this beautiful book follows high school freshman Charlie through his first year in American...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerA gorgeous book about how our family history makes us who we are. A young Jewish writer visit his grandparent's pre-war hometown in...
info497179Sep 26, 20211 minIn Moonland by Miles Allinson When Joe is 17, his father kills himself. Years later, when his own daughter is born, he decides to track down his father’s old friends...
info497179Sep 25, 20211 minPeople From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi KawakamiI adored this pocket-sized collection of intermingling super short stories, all set in a small Japanese neighbourhood. Charming, odd, and...