Ten years have passed since the debut novel by Bangladeshi writer Zia Haider Rahman, In light of what we know (Picador), a doorstop of both sweeping scope and epic ambition, entered the world. If you have even a passing love of fiction, you know that every now and then a novel comes along that blows […]
Here are the best-selling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children’s books from August 3-10, 2024. Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager based on weekly sales statistics from over 260 independent Canadian stores. Canadian Fiction “This Summer Will Be Different” is a novel by Carley Fortune. (Vikings, Jenna Marie Wakani) This summer will be different by Carley […]
The latest installment in the thrilling and “lively” (The New York Times) Agents of the Crown series follows John Dee and his wife as they embark on an act of espionage that could prove to be treason. Curious? Then read on to find out the synopsis and an excerpt from Oliver Clements’ The Queen’s Lieswhich […]
The bust of Mirza Ghalib. Photo: Anwaraj, Wikimedia Commons. The ghosts of the past visit us when we least expect them. As Asad puts the teapot on the stove for his chai this morning, he has no idea of the shadow lurking outside his apartment. He pulls aside the small curtain of his kitchen window […]
August 2020. Sophia, a young playwright, awaits her father’s verdict on her new play. He is a famous author whose novels have not transitioned into the modern era as gracefully as he hopes, and he is completely unaware that the play is about a vacation the two spent years earlier on an island off Sicily, […]
Younger writers tend to shape their prose like overheated content streams: psychotically fast and full of memes. Perhaps the most polarizing representative of this type is Honor Levy, a Californian writer associated with New York’s oft-maligned Dimes Square scene. Imagine Eve Babitz had become addicted to writing people on Club PenguinLevy gained popularity as a […]
Before you read a word of Nathan Newman’s How to Leave the House, it might be helpful to know that a TV adaptation is already in the works. This book unfolds as if it were destined for the small screen. “It was a sunset like in the movies: pinks, oranges and shades of blue… Beneath […]
Photo: Mahen Bala The non/fictionLab is an interdisciplinary research facility at RMIT University in Melbourne that brings together creative experimentation, critical practice and social engagement. Our writer-researchers aim to reimagine and transform contemporary realities through language, mediation, poetics and collaboration. The non/fictionLab is proud to partner with Mekong Review to commission a new series of […]
Sharon Kennedy Wynne | Tampa Bay Times Universal Orlando is conjuring up another wizarding land for its new Epic Universe theme park, currently under construction. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic will include both the magical London offices and the streets of 1920s Paris from the more recent Fantastic Beasts films, […]
Samuel L. Jackson’s performance as Mace Windu in the Star Wars saga was something very special because the actor was able to convince George Lucas to allow him to play a purple lightsaber. A very iconic color that has always been associated with the Jedi Master, but the curious thing is that his sword has […]
