2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (393+ words) Solid pacing, strong insights into human nature (often delivered via talking dog) and a steady dose of humor make Suzanne Palmer's Ode to the Half-Broken a sci-fi standout. Ode to the Half-Broken For a retired, currently nameless battle robot who…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (396+ words) Award-winning author Tania Roxborogh (Ng'ti Porou, Ng'ti Mutunga o Wharekauri), who writes as T K Roxborogh, has achieved a remarkable milestone for M'ori literature on the international stage. She is the first author from Aotearoa " and the first M'ori author…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (206+ words) The bright young things of 1992s Brightness Falls are now in their 60s in this verbose, clunky novel that seems more interested in lifestyle than inner lives At its best, See You on the Other Side offers the reader the chatty, undemanding…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (240+ words) The Anniston Star "The Ending Writes Itself" by Evelyn Clarke, Harper, 2026, 352 pp. , $30. The plot of "The Ending Writes Itself," the first novel from Evelyn Clarke, unwinds over the seventy-two hours one March that six authors on a private northern Scottish…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (346+ words) April 20, 2026 " 5: 00am So, you're in your 60s and look to be in really good shape. Well, I've been doing something called Cross Fit for 15 years. In fact, the Cross Fit Open just started, which is a worldwide competition to get to the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (526+ words) A beloved children's writer missed one of the biggest moments of his career after being stopped from boarding a flight due to a passport issue, yet the day still ended with unexpected good news. Michael Rosen, the famous author behind…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (451+ words) The 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist has officially been announced, highlighting six books from around the world that explore history, identity, love and survival. "The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran" by Shida Bazyar. A multigenerational story following an Iranian family through…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (484+ words) Toby Jones, Indira Varma and Toheeb Jimoh are among the stars of short films for the International Booker Prize 2026. The coveted prize is an annual literary award honouring the best works of fiction translated into English and published in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (483+ words) The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires Your novels Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, and The High Mountains of Portugal all feature animals in starring roles. If…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (872+ words) The writer on his new novel inspired by ancient Greek myth, winning the Booker and how success hasn't changed him By any metric, the Booker Prize-winning writer Yann Martel's new novel is not a particularly easy read. At a time…...