Jun 2025
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by Richard Powers This is an engaging and frightening novel about forests and the price that some people are willing to pay to bring attention to the catastrophe that is unfolding on our planet. The novel is structured in such a way that we are introduced to (the ‘Roots’ of) a handful of diverse characters Read more
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I enjoyed these stories immensely, which pay tribute to the traditions and language of Scottish storytelling while spanning a remarkable range of structure and technique. An award-winning crime writer that has attracted praise from Val McDermid Read more
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by Percival Everett No spoilers unless you haven’t read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. If you haven’t, I would recommend you do, but it’s not necessary. Straight up front, be warned: this book is not ‘ferociously funny’ as described in the blurb. There is a nod to Twain’s satire, there is gallows humour, cynical wit Read more
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As a child I read at the kitchen table with my fingers in my ears and held the book open with my elbows. I read Roald Dahl and Agaton Sax and The Hardy Boys. I found a friend in Charlie Bucket and Danny, The Champion of the World. I found suspense and excitement with Agaton Read more
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Is now available to add to your [digital] TBR pile on Goodreads. Please add it to read, or give it a rating and/or review. Ta, Iain. Read more
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When I was young, fiction was about escapism. To be lost in a book that was exciting and filled with adventure and populated with larger than life heroes helped me to forget about poverty and bullying. While reading fiction I was carried away on voyages; my imagination would be fired and I would be lost Read more
Iain Mac Lachlainn 