Coffee Time Reviews

The brazen power of Chinua Achebe’s classic is as valuable today as ever

I kickstarted my 2022 with these amazing books

What I’m reading, how I’ve revived my motivation and what’s new from the publishers this week

Current reads, bookish reflections and a new release

All Along, You Were Blooming

The pleasure of reading two novels set on faraway continents

Behind on your reading goals? Try these

Leopold Gursky made magic with words

A story of an ever-increasing pile of unread books and my pledge to ever-so-slightly cut it down

Is it still relevant?

Alma’s brother plays his own role in the series of unlikely events

A story of love in all its deepest forms, proving romance is not essential to a happy life

A confusing but gripping journey through an alternate America

You won’t be able to put ‘The Poppy War’ down

A review of ‘The Girls in the Stilt House’, by Kelly Mustian

A review of ‘Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries’ by Rick Emerson

This uplifting mystery is not at all what you expect

Reviewing ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’ by Joan Didion

Look no further for a reminder of how comparing yourself to others can destroy your life

Reviewing ‘Sourdough’ by Robin Sloan

Women writers, women characters, interesting locations — what’s not to like

Anna Hope’s relatable novel is the silent understanding people need as they age

Eve Ensler’s essay ‘The Apology’ is as heartbreaking as it provides closure

Not quite earth-shattering, but there was definitely a wobble