Canongate Book Mail 💌
- The_Secret_Bookreview
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
This week, I was thrilled to receive a special delivery of Canongate Book Mail!
It's always exciting to get my hands on new reads, and these editions are stunning.
Thank you to the team at Canongate Books!
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu:
Borderline Fiction follows Marcus at nineteen and twenty five as he struggles with love, longing and the patterns he keeps repeating.
Told in parallel timelines, it offers a raw and poetic look at modern black masculinity, identity and the search for real connection. The book moves between his early hopefulness with Adwoa and the older Marcus who is beginning to realise how easily old behaviours can return.
It explores the pull of desire, the damage left by past choices and the quiet ache of trying to grow while feeling stuck.
The writing is honest, vulnerable and emotionally gripping, drawing the reader into Marcus inner world as he tries to understand what love should feel like and what it costs to be truly known.
The book is out now and available to purchase.
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Words Are My Matter gathers Ursula K Le Guin’s essays, talks and reviews into a thoughtful collection that explores how books are written, read and valued.
The author looks closely at the difference between art and commodity and considers the responsibilities carried by both writers and publishers.
The book also reflects on the place of storytelling in helping us understand our world and our place within it. Le Guin moves with ease between personal insight and broader cultural questions and her voice remains clear, warm and quietly authoritative throughout.
This book offers a generous and intelligent meditation on creativity and reminds the reader why Le Guin remains such a vital presence in literary life.
The book is out now and available to purchase.
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