A study of owls and the quiet joys of observation In A Charisma of Owls, Lynn Barber writes from a life shaped by patience and attention. Blending natural history with personal reflection, the book traces Barber’s encounters with owls across decades of birding, alongside the wider community of birders and researchers who help make such […]
An intricately plotted political fantasy brimming with family tension as a father’s greed starts a war which the son wants to end With a rare eclipse of twin moons approaching, political unrest bubbles to the surface and a mythical dragon prepares to return to its home world amid pleas for help. The book opens in […]
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan arrives as a stunning debut that challenges every expectation of historical fantasy. This is not your grandfather’s monster-hunting tale, nor is it a simple romance disguised in period clothing. Instead, Sullivan has crafted something far more ambitious: a dark, witty, and devastatingly intimate exploration of immortality, queer love, and […]
Synopsis: The end of everything begins closer than you think. Of course, it always includes such foul practices as bureaucratic corruption, disregard for science (or the overindulgence of it), and corrupted religion. But this is not where it starts. It begins much closer to home-smart homes to be exact, and well-intentioned inventions (they really did think […]
A searching portrait of faith under pressure and the price of keeping the peace The Gospel of Caiaphas follows the life of the High Priest of Israel, Caiaphas, from the death of his father when he was five years old to the destruction of the Second Temple in his old age. Through Caiaphas’s journey, the […]
This daring, fast-paced, bionic action-hero’s supercharged origin story serves Gen V energy. Archived lab records, family secrets, tormenting flashbacks, and an action-packed 1950s sci-fi setting bring this graphic novel to daring, dynamic life. SWANBLADE: Year Zero is a superhero origin story that sees the sharp claws of bioengineered genetic experiments collide with tangled, twisted human […]
The dust of antiquity settles differently when a woman brushes it aside herself. In Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi, the last Pharaoh of Egypt tears away centuries of male-authored mythology to reclaim her narrative—not as history’s footnote to Julius Caesar or Marcus Antonius, but as the central force of her own extraordinary existence. A Curse Dressed […]
Quizlit’s Book of the Month March 2026 is the astonishing The School of Night by Karl Ove Knausgaard. In a thrilling twist on Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, Knausgaard masterfully spins a cautionary tale about the lengths that we will go to achieve success—and how far we are willing to fall. This post may contain affiliate links […]
The International Booker Prize 2026 longlist has been announced. This year’s list features 13 books translated from 11 languages, by authors and translators representing 14 nationalities. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. International Booker Prize 2026 The longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize […]
An intimate portrait of endurance, desire, and the messy truths of growing up and moving on The Biscuit Tin follows the life of Marie Delaney, tracing her journey from a young English woman who leaves her rural village to marry a Frenchman, only to traverse through an unhappy marriage, early widowhood, and yet another complicated […]