October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 bookmunch

“Never feels forced” – The Open Road by Jean Giono (trans. by Paul Eprile)

October 23, 2021October 20, 2021 bookmunch

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

October 22, 2021October 20, 2021 bookmunch

“Franzen’s best since The Corrections” – Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

October 21, 2021October 15, 2021 bookmunch

“Very accessible, very absorbing, definitely recommended” – Manifesto by Bernardine Evaristo

October 20, 2021October 13, 2021 bookmunch

“This is the best of times…” – D – A Tale of Two Worlds by Michel Faber

October 19, 2021October 15, 2021 bookmunch

“A heady, fever dream” – Dark Neighbourhood by Vanessa Onwuemezi

October 18, 2021October 13, 2021 bookmunch

“Profound and engrossing” – The Dawn of Language by Sverker Johansson

October 17, 2021October 15, 2021 bookmunch

“One for aficionados of Georgian historical fiction” – The Black Drop by Leonora Nattrass

October 16, 2021October 15, 2021 bookmunch

“A foundational text in the dystopian canon” – WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin

October 15, 2021October 13, 2021 bookmunch

“A thriller that failed to thrill” – A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 bookmunch

“A royal blast from start to finish” – All of the Marvels by Douglas Wolk

October 13, 2021October 11, 2021 bookmunch

“Extremely acute” – Assembly by Natasha Brown #GoldsmithsPrize2021

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 bookmunch

“Unlikely to change your mind” – Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen

October 11, 2021October 7, 2021 bookmunch

“A satisfying resolution” – By Rowan and Yew by Melissa Harrison

October 10, 2021October 5, 2021 bookmunch

“Not an ordinary visual distortion” – The Silence by Don DeLillo

October 9, 2021October 3, 2021 bookmunch

“Surprisingly intense” – Source by Rosemary Johnston

October 8, 2021October 5, 2021 bookmunch

“Not for ghost story aficionados” – Reality & Other Stories by John Lanchester

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 bookmunch

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

October 7, 2021October 15, 2021 bookmunch

“Half fact, half flying toupee” – A Calling for Charlie Barnes by Joshua Ferris

October 7, 2021October 5, 2021 bookmunch

“Two parts Haruki Murakami and two parts Banana Yoshimoto” – The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 bookmunch

“Has a little bit of everything” – Memorial by Bryan Washington

October 5, 2021October 3, 2021 bookmunch

“Expect the unexpected” – Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

October 4, 2021September 29, 2021 bookmunch

“Impressionistic imprecision” – Discipline by Dash Shaw

October 3, 2021September 29, 2021 bookmunch

“Beautifully wrought and beautifully told” – Madgermanes by Birgit Weyhe

October 2, 2021September 29, 2021 bookmunch

“Readable and accessible” – Art of the Extreme 1905-1914 by Philip Hook

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 bookmunch

“The best biography of Grayson yet” – Victor Grayson: Britain’s Lost Revolutionary by Harry Taylor

October 1, 2021September 29, 2021 bookmunch

“Another banger” – Matrix by Lauren Groff

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 bookmunch

“Cloud Atlas Cuckoo Land” – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

September 29, 2021September 26, 2021 bookmunch

Books You Really Should’ve Read By Now (no. three million and fifteen): The Housekeeper + The Professor by Yoko Ogawa

September 28, 2021September 26, 2021 bookmunch

“Zips and snaps” – Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead