BOOK CLUB

Why The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Isn’t Really a Self-Help Book

Self-help books have never really been my thing.Not because I don’t need the help, I…

Book Review: The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai

The book offers a heartwarming experience through standalone chapters at the Kamogawa Diner. It celebrates food and memories, blending nostalgia with gentle storytelling in Kyoto’s charming atmosphere.

Book Review: How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott

How to Kill Your Best Friend is a gripping beach thriller centered around friendships and secrets. Set in a luxurious resort, it explores a suspicious drowning, revealing complexities and dark tensions among former college friends.

Book Review: I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War

I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War blends romance, suspense, and moral ambiguity in Myanmar, following journalist Khin Haymar and Hollywood star Tyler Tun as they navigate a dangerous secret. A gripping, thought-provoking read.

Book Review: The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley

Marissa Stapley’s The Lightning Bottles blends romance, mystery, and ’90s grunge music, centered on Jane Pyre’s journey post her husband Elijah’s disappearance. It explores love, fame, and self-discovery in a captivating narrative.

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Review: Who Are You Calling Vermin?

Pam Ayres’ show, Who Are You Calling Vermin, combines witty poetry, original music, and humor to explore wildlife conservation, climate change, and humanity’s relationship with nature.

Who Are You Calling Vermin?

Pam Ayres’ new show at Storyhouse, based on her book Who Are You Calling Vermin?, features satirical poems about country life. The performance, directed by Loveday Ingram, includes music by George Fenton and promises humor.

Shardlake Series, CJ Sansom

Dissolution; Dark Fire; Sovereign; Revelation; Heartstone; Lamentation; Tombland. A series of historical mystery novels, spanning…

Agatha Christie – A very elusive woman, Lucy Worsley

Book jacket blurb: Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending she was ‘just’ an…

Who Framed Klaris Cliff, Nikki Sheehan

Book jacket blurb: People used to call them ‘friends’ and said how good they were…