1984 by George Orwell
MODERN CLASSIC (and a note on genre) Just read this mind-blowing book, 1984 by George Orwell — have you heard of it?? This is one of those books that I’ve meant to read for yea
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE It’s our stop on the #booktour for the second instalment of this record breaking series by @misterosman currently smashing the charts, number 1 both in
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Would you buy different versions of the same book? I am tremendously territorial over @madeline.e.miller (one of the nicest people I...
Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks
SNOW COUNTRY Before getting into the nitty gritty, I ought to preface this by mentioning Snow Country is the second book in a planned trilogy, after Human Traces. I haven’t read
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
JOINT REVIEW I loved @lisadtaddeo’s previous book, Three Women and was hooked from the first sentence. Animal was different — it took me a good few days to get past pg 42.
The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT An ultimate Friday Favourite. Hilary Mantel was the very first author that we connected over. It was that frisson of excitement when you find a kindred spi
Everyone In This Room Will One Day Be Dead by Emily Austin
BOOKS THAT CHANGE YOU I needed to get this debut up on our page immediately. In case someone needed this today. Usually I let books percolate in my mind, assessing how much they st
The Inseperables by Simone de Beauvoir
NEW RELEASE Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most important feminist writers of the last century. Her book The Second Sex, published in 1949, is widely viewed as starting the seco
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
JACK Marilynne Robinson is a writer of breathtaking ability. Her latest book, Jack, only serves to affirm this. Selected for @oprahsbookclub this year, it is the fourth i
Still Life by Sarah Winman
STILL LIFE This book, this book, THIS. BOOK. One of us was in, hook, line and sinker from the very first sentence. The other took a little bit more time to fall in love with it but
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
TWENTY YEARS It is hard to believe that two decades have passed since 9/11. Reading and watching the coverage on the anniversary over the weekend has taken me right back to that da
How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY Warning: this book will make you consider the best methods of killing any family members you don’t like. I am really not a crime reader, as a crimin