We all know the basic plot of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel, The Hobbit, but for those at the back, the story centres on – surprise..

“History, huh? Bet we could make some.” Casey McQuiston’s 2019 debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue is a breath of fresh air in the LGBT romance..

When you think of the novel’s title ‘Diary of an Oxygen Thief’, you could link it to romance, action or adventure, but you’d be sorely..

Kafka on the Shore (2002) is the first book I picked up and read without any outside influence. For once, I wanted to read a..

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” Part autobiography, part masterclass, Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, published in 2000,..

“Moments like this are buds on the tree of life.” Reading Mrs Dalloway was like walking down Grafton Street; minding your own business and running..

The first book I ever remember myself becoming obsessed with was Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol. I clearly remember my primary school library having..

Susan Orlean takes the reader into the wonderful world of local libraries in The Library Book (2018), from their development across US towns to their..