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By Bobby Palmer. Main Characters is a beautifully inventive love story told in a way that feels completely fresh. Rather than hearing directly from the two people at its centre, the story unfolds through the voices of everyone around them. Before even opening the book, it already felt special to
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By Sarah Wang. New Skin is chaotic, unsettling, darkly funny, and completely impossible to predict. At its core, the book follows Linli Feng, who is pulled back into her mother Fanny’s life after years of distance when another cosmetic procedure goes disastrously wrong. What initially sounds like a story
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By Elle Cosimano. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "We had found Sawyer, but he wasn’t in the bathroom. Sawyer Mackenzie was dead on the bedroom floor." Staged by Elle Cosimano is a playful and entertaining short mystery that blends humour with a classic whodunnit setup. Light, quick, and easy to read, it
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By Elin Hilderbrand. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Natural Selection is a quick, engaging, and surprisingly layered story that blends travel, self discovery, and a touch of mystery into a thoroughly enjoyable read. Sophia Othonos believes she has finally found a genuinely good partner after a run of disappointing relationships. When her new boyfriend suggests
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By Fran Fabriczki. Porcupines is a thoughtful and quietly powerful book that explores motherhood, identity, and the complicated bonds that hold families together, even when shaped by secrets. Set across Budapest, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, the story follows Sonia, a fiercely independent single mother, and her daughter Mila. Their
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This month, 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! 📚 A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston 📚 The Comfort of Distance
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By Brandon Taylor. Brandon Taylor writes with an ease that makes deeply intellectual ideas feel intimate, and Minor Black Figures is a powerful example of that skill. Set over the course of a summer in New York, this book follows Wyeth, a Black painter who has moved from the South
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By Rosie Storey. Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey is a thoughtful, and quietly heartbreaking book that explores grief, identity, and the complicated ways people try to stay connected to those they have lost. The premise is immediately compelling. After the death of her sister Dandelion, Poppy stumbles across a
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By Ashani Lewis. Suckerfish by Ashani Lewis is a sharply observed, emotionally intelligent book that digs into the complicated pull between obligation and self preservation, particularly within mother daughter relationships. Kolia has promised herself this will be the last time she is drawn back into her mother’s orbit. Her
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By Carolina Pihelgas. The Cut Line is a quiet and unsettling book that drifts between emotional honesty and an almost dreamlike sense of detachment. It follows Liine as she seeks refuge in the Estonian countryside after ending a fourteen year abusive relationship. What begins as escape slowly becomes a period
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By Emma Jane Unsworth. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 “You're fifteen, aren't you? Yeah, so I know what I'm talking about.” Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth opens with a deliberately provocative definition of the word it reclaims, setting the tone for a book that is sharp, funny, uncomfortable
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By Patmeena Sabit. Zorah Sharaf could do no wrong. Zorah Sharaf brought shame upon her family. The truth depends entirely on who you ask, and that tension sits at the very heart of Good People. The Sharaf family appear to embody success. Having escaped the horrors of war in Afghanistan,