Category: Literary fiction

Love is Blind – William Boyd

Posted on February 4, 2026 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Sally Brodie Moncur is a young Scottish piano tuner who moves to Paris for a job and to escape his tyrannical father. There, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist changes his future and sparks an obsessive love affair with… Continue Reading “Love is Blind – William Boyd”

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2026: Timelines

Posted on January 15, 2026 by

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In 2026 we are focused on the intersection of time, or what do we owe the past, and what do we owe the future? We have a new and evolving bookclub that is considerate of the past members and reading history but also focused… Continue Reading “2026: Timelines”

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2025: End Of Year Thoughts

Posted on December 15, 2025 by

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When we talk about the world being global, it’s easy to imagine overwhelming vastness and perhaps feel a little lost in it. When in fact the world is not stretching away from us, it’s coming to us. Wherever we are, we are surrounded by… Continue Reading “2025: End Of Year Thoughts”

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As Rich As The King – Abigail Assor

Posted on November 26, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel Sarah is poor, but pretty and French, which gives her standing in Casablanca. Driss is older, quiet and not particularly good looking but he’s rumoured to be the richest guy in the city. Sarah decides she wants a life… Continue Reading “As Rich As The King – Abigail Assor”

Category: African fiction, Coming of Age, Cultural, Female Experience, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, Political, Psychological, TranslatedTags:

Bookerthon – 2025

Posted on November 5, 2025 by

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For our 25th Bookerthon, we hunkered down in Arrowtown, Central Otago, where fresh snow made for great photos against the blue skies and Spring blooms. The setting, as it turned out, mirrored the prose of this year’s Booker shortlist: crisp, clear and alive. They were… Continue Reading “Bookerthon – 2025”

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The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny – Kiran Desai

Posted on November 1, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny follows two immigrants navigating the quiet ache of isolation in a globalised world. Sonia and Sunny are writers in America, out of tune with their partners and confessing to loneliness and homesickness for their native… Continue Reading “The Loneliness of Sonia & Sunny – Kiran Desai”

Category: Art, Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Immigrant story, Indian fiction, Literary fiction, Magical Realism, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, SatireTags: ,

Flashlight – Susan Choi

Posted on October 26, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON One summer night, a man disappears while walking with his daughter on a Japanese beach. Born Korean, Serk has a complicated relationship with his past. His daughter and American wife become disorientated, facing the challenges of ordinary life all the while… Continue Reading “Flashlight – Susan Choi”

Category: Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Cultural, Family drama, Historical Fiction, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Mystery/Crime, National Book Awards, Political, Psychological, US fiction, War story, Women's PrizeTags: , ,

Audition – Katie Kitamura

Posted on October 20, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubled, and young. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In Audition, two competing but mirroring narratives… Continue Reading “Audition – Katie Kitamura”

Category: Art, Booker Prize, Domestic Fiction, Experimental fiction, Female Experience, Literary fiction, Metafiction, Philosophical, Postmodern Literature, Psychological, Thriller, Unreliable Narrator, US fiction, Women's PrizeTags: ,

Prophet Song – Paul Lynch

Posted on October 17, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Tessa Prophet Song is set in an alternative Dublin where a tyrannical government is weaving its way into people’s lives, the rebels are rising up and society is slowly collapsing. It focuses on one family who suffer in many ways and… Continue Reading “Prophet Song – Paul Lynch”

Category: Booker Prize, Domestic Fiction, Dystopian, Family drama, Female Experience, Irish, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Political, Psychological, Realist, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, War storyTags: ,

Flesh – David Szalay

Posted on October 11, 2025 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON The story of István, a Hungarian teen who lives with his mother and is subjected to a traumatic event. From there we bear witness to a collection of intimate moments set over years, chronicling the demands of life for an everyday… Continue Reading “Flesh – David Szalay”

Category: Booker Prize, Coming of Age, Contemporary fiction, Cultural, Existentialist, Immigrant story, Literary fiction, Philosophical, Psychological, Realist, UK author, War storyTags: ,

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