When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old … More
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Book Review: The Rise by Shari Low and Ross King
Only a few years before, they had been three friends from Glasgow, just trying to survive tough lives of danger … More
Book Review: Zarrin by David J. Briggs
In the days before the outbreak of war in Syria, a young Kurdish woman, Zarrin, has brought shame on her … More
Book Review: When We Were Young by Dawn Goodwin
Friends Stacey, Paula, Bev and Valentina used to be inseparable until one weekend before graduation when nothing was ever the … More
Book Review: The C-Word by Mel Schilling
If you think you weren’t born with confidence, it’s time for a reframe. Step beyond imposter syndrome, a crisis of … More
Book Review: The Velocity of Blood by MJ Williams
Jack Tolleson has done nothing wrong. Absolutely nothing. But that doesn’t stop him being viciously bullied. Online and offline. Twenty-four … More
Book Review: Class: A Graphic Guide by Dr Laura Harvey, Dr Sarah Leaney & Danny Nobel
University of Brighton sociologists Laura Harvey and Sarah Leaney and award-winning comics creator Danny Noble present an utterly unique, illustrated … More
Book Review: The Collective by Alison Gaylin
Camille Gardener is a grieving—and angry—mother who, five years after her daughter’s death, is still obsessed with the privileged young … More
Book Review: Fake Alibi by Leigh Russell
Blurb A wheelchair-using woman is strangled and her son, Eddy, is arrested. When his alibi falls apart, the police are … More
Book Review: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic by Lilly Workneh, et al
Blurb Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic, edited by award-winning journalist Lilly Workneh … More
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