Non-fiction – paperback; Allen & Unwin; 304 pages; 2023. Review copy courtesy of the publisher. If I had to nominate a single musician (or band) that has provided the soundtrack to my life, it ...
Three weeks into the new year already, and I’m conscious of the fact I still have a few reviews from 2022 to write up. In the interests of expediency — and to alleviate my increasing sense of...
Fiction – paperback; Faber & Faber; 277 pages; 2020. Andrew O’Hagan is a Scottish writer and literary critic with several award-winning novels and non-fiction books to his name. Mayflies, his...
https://readingmattersblog.com/2022/09/25/mayflies-by-andrew-ohagan/
Non-fiction – hardcover; Sandycove; 304 pages; 2021. Like many outspoken people condemned for speaking the truth, Irish singer-songwriter Sineád O’Connor was a woman before her time. When sh...
https://readingmattersblog.com/2022/02/21/rememberings-by-sinead-oconnor/
Fiction – paperback; Allen & Unwin; 304 pages; 2020. A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing is Jessie Tu’s debut novel. It’s an uncompromising look at a talented young violinist trying to fill ...
https://readingmattersblog.com/2020/10/28/a-lonely-girl-is-a-dangerous-thing-by-jessie-tu/