“In this way, my work has sustained me when people could not.” “My house had been holding its breath for a long time.” “No, he will not come when called. He is no dog.” Rebecca Perry’s May We Feed the King won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize before being longlisted for the Booker; there isContinue reading “MAY WE FEED THE KING – Rebecca Perry”
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BLACK BAG – Luke Kennard
“I’m sure this comes up somewhere in Revelation.” “You try not to become a full-blown alcoholic,” she says. “Fetishize small pleasures. A good water bottle. A first edition of a novel you like. A really good cup of coffee. The crack as a needle hits the record.” “I have measured out my life in coffeesContinue reading “BLACK BAG – Luke Kennard”
ENDLING – Maria Reva
Booker 101 Quick & Dirty Monday! ENDLING: Maria RevaKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group.: 3 June 2025 (US) (unless otherwise noted, I’m reading the US edition)Little, Brown Book Group / Virago Books: 3 July 2025 (UK)Page Count: 338 First line: In the cities, buildings still stood whole. Blurbed by: Ann Patchett – (Numerous awards. No Booker nominations.)Continue reading “ENDLING – Maria Reva”
A Girl Named Tommi 