The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan has the soul of a poet and it is reflected in the prose of The Living Sea of Waking Dreams. His use of…
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The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
Set in 1914, The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan is the gripping tale of 39 survivors crowded into a lifeboat built to hold less…
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
The Bedlam Stacks is the stunning second novel by Natasha Pulley, told from the perspective of ex-East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne.
Listen Again: Rebecca Hazel
Authors Rebecca Hazel and Ryan Butta joined us at the SMSA to discuss Rebecca’s journey writing “The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher and his Wife”. We…
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin is the first book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Even if you aren’t…
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey is a gripping novel of suspense in which Maud battles with her Alzheimer’s disease in her quest to find…
The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor
The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor is the 7th novel in his Hugo Marsten series, which finds Hugo dealing with a spate of murders that…
The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischvili
The Eighth Life (for Brilka), by Nino Haratischvili, is 933 pages long (do not allow this to discourage you). This page count is only the…
The Ladies’ Paradise by Émile Zola
Fans of the ABC series “The Paradise” shouldn’t expect Émile Zola’s The Ladies’ Paradise to be the same. It’s not in many ways. But Denise…
Daylight by David Baldacci
Historically this author would keep sets of characters each within their own series, often finishing their story arc (forever) after five instalments. Happily Mr Baldacci…
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is story about what is means to be African American, the problems of incarceration in the US, and a…
Darwin’s Ghosts by Rebecca Stott
Rebecca Stott’s engaging book, Darwin’s Ghosts, features 1 great thinker or researcher each chapter, turning what might have been a dry overview of the life…