Today we welcome author David Cohen to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us the story behind his latest novel, Disappearing off the Face of the Earth. ‘David Cohen takes suburban life and turns it into a warped comedy with…
The 2 million-copy best-selling modern fable from Korea that won hearts around the world. The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Synopsis This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have…
Jane Rawson’s From the Wreck was shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, won the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and is now longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2018. From the Wreck Synopsis: From…
An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition, and self-discovery Spaceman of Bohemia Synopsis : Orphaned as a boy, raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents, Jakub Procházka has risen from small-time scientist to become the country’s first astronaut. When a dangerous…
Perhaps I was expecting too much from a title that started life as a short story published on Twitter. Slade House Synopsis : Turn down Slade Alley – narrow, dank and easy to miss, even when you’re looking for it. Find the small…
We seem to have an inadvertent ‘fiction based on facts’ theme going on this week. The Unfortunate Victim by Greg Pyers This historical detective novel from Greg Pyers based on a true story, is one of the 2017 releases by Aussie Authors…
An epic novel of corruption, murder and the true nature of justice, Stephen Greenall’s Winter Traffic announces the arrival of a compelling new voice in literary crime. Winter Traffic Synopsis: Sutton doesn’t like the three a.m. phone calls. He should change his number—that…
Kayla Rae Whitaker’s debut novel The Animators was named ‘One of The Best Books of 2017’ by NPR, Kirkus Reviews and BookPage. The Animators Synopsis She was the first person to see me as I had always wanted to be seen. It…
Today we welcome Cassandra Austin to Booklover Book Reviews to share the inspiration behind her debut novel All Fall Down. And, thanks to Penguin Random House Australia, we have a paperback copy to giveaway. — I blame the existence of my novel All…
Today we welcome Kirk Kjeldsen to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us how he came to write his latest book Land of Hidden Fires. And, thanks to Grenzland Press, we have a paperback copy to giveaway. — I first…
On the hunt for Japanese literature of a similar style to the works of Hiromi Kawakami, I found these delightful short stories (Kindle Singles) from the award-winning Mitsuyo Kakuta (English translation by Wayne P Lammers). Good Luck Bag Synopsis : From one…
Amy Witting’s classic novel I for Isobel initially had me enthralled, the inner workings of a 9yr old mind held charm, as did Witting’s original turn of phrase. I for Isobel Synopsis ‘This was life: no sooner had you built yourself…
The Nakano Thrift Shop is a beguiling story of love found amid odds and ends, an utterly charming novel from one of Japan’s most celebrated contemporary novelists. The Nakano Thrift Shop Synopsis : When Hitomi takes a job on the cash register of…
Karl Geary’s Montpelier Parade was one of my favourite reads of 2017. Montpelier Parade Synopsis : The house is on Montpelier Parade: just across town, but it might as well be a different world. Working on the garden with his father one…
Happy New Year book lovers! More great titles added to my reading pile, the bulk Christmas gifts – lucky me. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Having absolutely adored Amor Towles’ debut novel Rules of Civility back in 2011,…
The holiday season has been the perfect opportunity for me to read a couple of short story collections that I’ve had on my wish list for ages, Nic Low’s Arms Race and Midge Raymond’s Forgetting English. Arms Race, and Other…
