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The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky
Melanie Wood 1/11/22 Melanie Wood 1/11/22

The Dead Mountaineer’s Inn by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky

Sci-fi writers turn to detective fiction

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Journey to the Last River by The Unknown Adventurer
Melanie Whitmarsh 12/24/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 12/24/21

Journey to the Last River by The Unknown Adventurer

An utterly convincing and compelling jungle adventure

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The Secret Garden - Part One - by Maud Begon
Melanie Wood 12/16/21 Melanie Wood 12/16/21

The Secret Garden - Part One - by Maud Begon

An enormously enjoyable adaptation

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Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
MG Whitmarsh 12/15/21 MG Whitmarsh 12/15/21

Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

Atmospheric, chilling, and lean

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Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
Melanie Wood 12/7/21 Melanie Wood 12/7/21

Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham

A satire of literature and class

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The Whale Library by Judith Vanistendael & Zidrou
Melanie Wood 12/4/21 Melanie Wood 12/4/21

The Whale Library by Judith Vanistendael & Zidrou

A graphic novel of whales, love, and storytelling

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The Book Collector by Alice Thompson
Melanie Wood 11/29/21 Melanie Wood 11/29/21

The Book Collector by Alice Thompson

A gothic fairytale

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Bad News by Edward St Aubyn
Melanie Whitmarsh 11/19/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 11/19/21

Bad News by Edward St Aubyn

A love letter to drugs and drink

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Swallowed by a Whale by Huw Lewis-Jones
Melanie Whitmarsh 11/17/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 11/17/21

Swallowed by a Whale by Huw Lewis-Jones

Home truths and tactics on the writing life

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A Touch of Mistletoe by Barbara Comyns
MG Whitmarsh 11/2/21 MG Whitmarsh 11/2/21

A Touch of Mistletoe by Barbara Comyns

Haunting, sad, and darkly funny: an utter joy to read

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How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino
Melanie Whitmarsh 10/27/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 10/27/21

How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino

A winsome manual for living

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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Melanie Whitmarsh 10/22/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 10/22/21

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Inside the consciouness of a robot

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Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
Melanie Whitmarsh 10/20/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 10/20/21

Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

Tense YA thriller set in a Nazi boarding school

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Madgermanes by Birgit Weyhe
MG Whitmarsh 10/6/21 MG Whitmarsh 10/6/21

Madgermanes by Birgit Weyhe

Blurring the line between fact and fiction

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Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett
MG Whitmarsh 9/26/21 MG Whitmarsh 9/26/21

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett

A writer’s life and influences

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The Door by Magda Szabó
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/19/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/19/21

The Door by Magda Szabó

An intricate character study

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Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/13/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/13/21

Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor

Atmospheric middle grade adventure

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The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/7/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/7/21

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

A raw, magnetic portrait of reason unspooling

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The Finishing School by Muriel Spark
Melanie Whitmarsh 9/4/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 9/4/21

The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

Spark roasts novelists, publishers, and creative writing schools.

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Outline by Rachel Cusk
Melanie Whitmarsh 8/24/21 Melanie Whitmarsh 8/24/21

Outline by Rachel Cusk

A novel cleansed of plot and protagonist

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