James Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times and has appeared on prime-time TV shows like Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Russell Howard’s Stand…
Book Review: Christina Henry’s Alice
In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo with the screams of the poor souls inside….
Book Review: The Lesser Bohemians
The vibrant energy of 1990s London. A year of passion and discovery. The anxiety and intensity of new love. Upon her arrival in London, an 18-year-old Irish girl begins anew…
Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Bernadette Fox has vanished. When her daughter Bee claims a family trip to Antarctica as a reward for perfect grades, Bernadette, a fiercely intelligent shut-in, throws herself into preparations for…
Book Review: Convenience Store Woman
She found sanctuary in a supermarket. Now, she’s about to lose it. Keiko isn’t normal. At school and university people find her odd, and her family worries she will never…
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles…