January 27, 2022January 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Deliberately pedestrian” – Tides by Sara Freeman

January 26, 2022January 25, 2022 bookmunch

“A high-end airport read” – The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

January 25, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Sharp, wicked humour” – Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden #GordonBurnsPrize

January 24, 2022December 12, 2021 bookmunch

“A truly fascinating story” – The Unusual Suspect by Ben Machell

January 23, 2022January 6, 2022 bookmunch

“Her best yet” – The Burning Boy by Nicola White

January 22, 2022January 25, 2022 bookmunch

“A special book for difficult times” – The Reactor by Nick Blackburn

January 21, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“We are nature” – Thin Places by Kerry ní Dochartaigh

January 20, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“A joy to read” – Male Tears by Benjamin Myers

January 19, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Whatever You Say I Am…” – Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

January 18, 2022January 6, 2022 bookmunch

“If you’re in need of some warmth” – Zorrie by Laird Hunt

January 17, 2022December 10, 2021 bookmunch

“Absolutely stunning” – The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

January 16, 2022January 14, 2022 bookmunch

“Might be his best yet” – Putin’s Russia by Darryl Cunningham

January 15, 2022January 14, 2022 bookmunch

“The writing has a kind of inward intensity” – A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa

January 14, 2022December 10, 2021 bookmunch

“Not perfect, but highly entertaining” – In the Seeing Hands of Others by Nat Ogle

January 13, 2022January 6, 2022 bookmunch

“Serious and engaging and human” – Waywards by Dana Spiotta

January 12, 2022December 21, 2021 bookmunch

“Explores grand human concerns” – To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

January 11, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Come for the humour” – Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson #GoldsmithsPrize2021

January 10, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

‘Finch provides answers to some of City of Saints & Madmen mysteries’ – Finch by Jeff Vandermeer

January 10, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

Bookmunch classic review: City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer

January 7, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“A surprisingly enjoyable read” – This Book Could Fix Your Life by Helen Thornton

January 6, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Invigorating opinions” – The War of the Poor by Eric Vuillard (trans. Mark Polizzotti)

January 5, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Arch and snarky” – No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood #bookerprize #bookerprizeshortlist

January 4, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Admirable more than enjoyable” – The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter

January 3, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Contemplative and urgent” – Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn

January 2, 2022December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Exquisite and piercing” – Intimacies by Lucy Caldwell

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 bookmunch

Bookmunch Best of 2021

December 23, 2021December 10, 2021 bookmunch

“Unlike anything else” – Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

December 22, 2021December 21, 2021 bookmunch

“Red in tooth and claw” – The Tangle by Justin Robertson

December 22, 2021December 20, 2021 bookmunch

“A bit of a slog” – A Loving, Faithful Animal by Josephine Rowe

December 21, 2021December 10, 2021 bookmunch

“Maximalist” – Burning Boy by Paul Auster