Lonely Castle in the Mirror By Mizuki Tsujimura Penguin Books, 2022 ‘I sometimes find myself dreaming.’ When I read the opening sentence to this Young Adult […]
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight By Riku Onda Bitter Lemon Press, London, 2022 English Translation by Alison Watts After being so deeply impressed by Onda’s novel, […]
Honeybees and Distant Thunder By Riku Onda Transworld Publishers, 2023 From the outset, Riku Onda challenges the establishment by exposing the competitive world of piano competitions […]
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe Translated by Lilit Žekulin Thwaites Read by Marisa Calin A Macmillan Audiobook Text Copyright 2012 Translation Copyright 2017 Antonion […]
One Sunday By Joy Dettman Macmillan 2005 While the plot of the novel revolves around uncovering the murderer ─ and likely suspects are in plentiful supply […]
Before Your Memory Fades Toshikazu Kawaguchi Picador 2022 Once again, Kawaguchi’s novella reminds us of the importance of community and the way that public spaces ─ […]
Tales From the Cafe By Toshikazu Kawaguchi Picador, 2020 Unfortunately, I have not been able to track down Before the Coffee Gets Cold which introduces the […]
Audio Book Review Gulliver’s Travels By Jonathan Swift Adapted for Radio by Matthew Broughton Dramatized by the BBC ‘We live in an age of cynicism and […]