reviews of new fiction and features about reading

September 2009


Are book blogs and novellas made for each other?

Are book blogs and novellas made for each other?

Book bloggers must balance the need for regular new book reviews with the demands of their daily lives. Are novellas the natural medium to meet their needs, and could we see a rise in the number of novellas being published? >>

War on the Margins by Libby Cone

War on the Margins by Libby Cone

War on the Margins, an MA thesis-turned-debut-novel from Libby Cone, explores the Jewish experience of the Nazi occupation of Jersey through a combination of archival documents and fiction. >>

The Red Wheelbarrow: Profile of a Paris Bookshop

The Red Wheelbarrow: Profile of a Paris Bookshop

The Red Wheelbarrow has been in Paris's Marais district since 2001. It's a vibrant outlet for both new and backlist books, which are shelved from floor to ceiling and stacked on every available table and chair, and a good portion of the floor. >>

The Impossible Stories of Zoran Zivkovic

The Impossible Stories of Zoran Zivkovic

Reviews of Impossible Stories Vols. 1 and 2 by Serbian author Zoran Zivkovic, and published by PS Publishing. Often brilliant and always entertaining, Zivkovic uses the format of story cycles to play with structures and symbols. >>