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Dirty Work by Eyal Press Book Review
Released: 5 th January 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 270 In the 21 st Century our day-to-day lives in the west feel easier and more convenient than ever. Supermarkets with all the food we could ever want, digital technologies that provide seamless connection, machinery that has sped up manufacturing and removed much of the manual labour. But there is a grim underbelly to all our modern progress, one described vividly by Eyal Press’s Dirty Work.
Nov 222 min read
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All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker Book Review
Released: 27 th March 2025 Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance Fiction Number of Pages: 576 All The Colours Of The Dark from Chris Whitaker has received some hefty acclaim from multiple outlets. It’s a very effective novel with only a couple of stumbles. In 1975 a small American town is rocked by some sinister kidnappings, beginning from the perspective of the young Patch. In his darkest hour, he finds hope in a young girl who was also taken. Patch manages to escape and reconnec
Oct 142 min read
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James by Percival Everett Book Review
Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Historical, Drama For more than forty years, Percival Everett has been a leading voice in US literature....
Sep 22 min read
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All The Houses I've Lived In by Kieran Yates Book Review
Released: 27 th April 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 291 Kieran Yates is a journalist with many...
Aug 262 min read
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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Book Review
Released: April 1985 Genre: Western, Society Number of Pages: 353 Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, released in 1985, is considered one...
Aug 182 min read
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The Divided State by Joonhong Park Book Review
Released: 2nd May 2025 Genre: Politics, Society, Psychology Number of Pages: 163 Making sense of modern politics is a difficult task...
Aug 82 min read
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How To Know A Person by David Brooks Book Review
Released: 24 th October 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Psychology Number of Pages: 271 David Brooks is an author and commentator with...
Jul 112 min read
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The Beach by Alex Garland Book Review
Released: 14 th October 1996 Genre: Fiction, Travel, Drama Before Alex Garland became a prominent screenwriter and director, he made his...
Jul 102 min read
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The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee Book Review
Released: 16th June 2022 Genre: Fiction, Historical, Crime Drama Number of Pages: 336 Since 2017, the Sam Wyndham series has received...
Jun 162 min read
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The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan Book Review
Released: 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Environment, History From the ice age all the way to the 21st Century, humans and planet earth have...
May 312 min read
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Alt Reich by Nafeez Ahmed Book Review
Released: January 2025 Genre: Non-Fiction, Politics, Society Number of Pages: 386 What do US President Donald Trump, the Heritage...
May 222 min read
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Hunted by Abir Mukherjee Book Review
Released: 7th May 2024 Genre: Thriller, Action, Contemporary Number of Pages: 496 After many efforts into historical fiction, Abir...
May 32 min read
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Love in Exile by Shon Faye Book Review
Released: 6th February 2025 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics As a leading voice for transgender rights in the UK, Shon Faye has...
Apr 292 min read
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The Ministry of Time Book Review
Released: 2024 Genre: Fiction, Sci-Fi, Romance As a newcomer to the UK literary scene, Kaliane Bradley jumped in with short stories,...
Mar 282 min read
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The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson Book Review
Released: 5th March 2025 (Original Hardback) Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Finance, Politics Number of Pages: 408 Inside the glass towers...
Mar 222 min read
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Book Review
Released: 1866 (Original release) Genre: Society, Crime, Philosophy Number of Pages: 434 Widely considered one of the pioneering Russian...
Mar 42 min read
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Wellness by Nathan Hill Book Review
Released: 5th September 2024 Genre: Society, Drama, Romance Nathan Hill is an American journalist who recently made the jump to novels....
Feb 172 min read
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Democracy Hacked: How Technology is destabilising Global Politics by Martin Moore Book Review
Released: 27th September 2018 Genre: Politics, Society, Technology Martin Moore is a director and researcher at King’s College London who...
Feb 42 min read
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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Book Review
Released: 2020 Genre: Fiction, Drama, Historical Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a UK writer who mainly focuses on children’s books. The...
Jan 212 min read
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Released: 10th March 2015 Genre: Drama, Society, Fiction Number of Pages: 720 Hanya Yanagihara has written three novels over the last...
Jan 62 min read
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Material World by Ed Conway Book Review
Released: 2024 (Paperback Version) Genre: Geopolitics, Society, History Number of Pages: 444 In the 21st Century the western world has...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Book Review
Released: 1958 Genre: Society, Drama, Historical Number of Pages: 152 Widely regarded as one of the greatest books ever written, Chinua...
Oct 5, 20242 min read
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Book Review
Released: 3rd October 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Science, Society Matthew Walker is one of the leading minds on sleep, how it works and why...
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Book Review
Released: 18th October 2022 Genre: Drama Barbara Kingsolver is a highly acclaimed American author known for humanistic stories. Her...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Book Review
Released: October 2013 Genre: Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Space Chris Hadfield is easily the most decorated Canadian astronaut, having...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky Book Review
Released: 12th June 2015 Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Horror Dmitry Glukhovsky is one of the most widely respected writers in Russia with...
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari Book Review
Released: 2015 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Johann Hari is a writer who focuses on many deep-seated issues from mental health to...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey Book Review
Released: 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 205 As a child who lived through deprivation, Darren McGarvey has a...
Jun 14, 20242 min read
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The Inmate by Freida McFadden Book Review
Released: March 2024 (Current Version) Genre: Thriller, Fiction, Drama Number of Pages: 323 Frieda McFadden is a well known writer with a...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
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The Price of Money by Rob Dix Book Review
Released: 30th March 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, Economics, Politics, Society Number of Pages: 183 Known for his work as a Sunday Times...
May 18, 20242 min read
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The Wager by David Grann Book Review
Released: 18th April 2023 Genre: Non-Fiction, War, Historical Number of Pages: 257 (excluding bibliography) Best known for his work on...
May 11, 20242 min read
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Water by John Boyne Book Review
Released: November 2nd 2023 Genre: Drama John Boyne is best known for The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, but he has also turned to shorter...
May 6, 20242 min read
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Fortress London by Sam Bright Book Review
Released: 2023 (Revised and updated version) Genre: Non-Fiction, Politics, Society Number of Pages: 295 London is the most well-known...
Apr 24, 20242 min read
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Dust by Hugh Howey Book Review
Released: 17th August 2013 Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Science-Fiction Number of Pages: 401 Hugh Howey’s Silo trilogy struck a chord with...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey Book Review
Released: February 2024 Genre: Society, Mystery, Drama The List of Suspicious Things is the debut novel of Jennie Godfrey, who turns the...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Goodbye Globalization by Elisabeth Braw Book Review
Released: 13th February 2024 Genre: Non-Fiction, Society, Politics, Global Affairs Number of Pages: 254 (excluding notes and...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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Shift by Hugh Howey Book Review
Released: 2013 (Full Omnibus) Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian Number of Pages: 566 The second of Hugh Howey’s Silo Trilogy,...
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Book Review
Released: September 2023 Genre: Fiction, Dystopian, War Paul Lynch’s brand of thought-provoking has proven very popular over the last...
Feb 17, 20242 min read
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Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera Book Review
Released: 26th January 2024 Genre: History, Society, Politics Number of Pages: 247 (Excluding bibliography and notes) The subject of...
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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The Watchers by A.M Shine Book Review
Released: 14th October 2021 Genre: Horror Number of Pages: 310 Specialising in naturalistic horror, The Watchers is A.M Shine’s best...
Jan 23, 20242 min read
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After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell Book Review
Released: 6th April 2000 Genre: Drama, Romance Maggie O’Farrell is a seasoned novelist, but her work wouldn’t be so well known without...
Jan 13, 20242 min read
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British Rail by Christian Wolmar Book Review
Released: 9th June 2021 Genre: Non-Fiction, Politics, Society, Travel Number of Pages: 353 Using the trains in Great Britain is a...
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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SPIKE by René Carayol Book Review
Released: 12th June 2017 Genre: Non-Fiction, Leadership, Motivational Number of Pages: 347 Taking stock of major changes in the workplace...
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Wool by Hugh Howey Book Review
Released: 2011 through 2012 (First Arc) Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Number of Pages: 537 One of the newer entries...
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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Dracula by Bram Stoker Book Review
Released: 1897 (Original Book) Genre: Horror Bram Stoker’s Dracula, released over a century ago, was a pioneer in many ways. It was the...
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall Book Review
Released: October 1st 2023 (Paperback) Genre: Non-fiction, History, Society, Science, Technology, Geopolitics Number of Pages: 298 After...
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn Book Review
Released: 9th June 2022 Genre: Historical, Drama, War Number of Pages: 546 Joanna Quinn’s debut novel, The Whalebone Theatre, is a superb...
Sep 23, 20232 min read
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Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen Book Review
Released: 28th January 2019 Genre: Thriller, Drama, Psychological Owen Mullen, much like Lee Child and Ian Rankin, has specialised in the...
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends by Nicole Perlroth Book Review
Released: 2021 Genre: Non-Fiction, Technology, Geopolitics, Society Number of Pages: 406 Based at The New York Times, Nicole Perlroth is...
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Book Review
Released: 20th September 2011 Genre: Historical, War, LGBTQ+ Drawing influence from classical stories and taking over ten years to write,...
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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