This month over at Five Books For we've been looking at clever thrillers - the kind of thriller that not only keeps you compulsively turning the pages but has characters you care for, brilliant...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
This month, my mind has been in Venezuela where the Maduro regime arrested hundreds of people after the elections, banned tools such as WhatsApp and used threats and violence to maintain power after...
The Boy and the Heron is the story of a boy named Mahito who can’t accept his mother's death. One day, a mysterious heron tells him that his mother is alive and that if he wants to see her, he must...
This month over at Five Books For we've been looking at summery books - the kind of book where you can feel the heat rising off the pages. Perfect for reading by the pool of you're on holiday, or...
Years ago, in a swampy D.C. summer., I got the chance to interview Lev Grossman about The Bright Sword, which was then a book in progress. I had been enthralled by Lev’s Magicians trilogy, and the...
Until August is an unexpected gift for readers, even more so for those of us who have wandered back and forth through Gabriel García Márquez's exquisite work. Nevertheless, surprises often elicit...
You don't have to walk far in Japan's big cities to find the kind of “konbini” store described in the text Convenience Store Woman. They are as much a part of the urban landscape as the huge...
Welcome to the next in the Podcast Showcase series, where we share podcasts with you in the words of the podcasters themselves. This time, we talk to ADWIT, the Audio Drama Writers' Independent...
Kate Elizabeth Russell’s spirited and uncomfortable literary debut, My Dark Vanessa tells the story of a vulnerable teenage girl and an older man who takes advantage of her. The novel essentially...
