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May 12th, 2025

Extract: The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce

This entry was posted on 12 May 2025.

During a sweltering European heatwave, Goose and his sisters reunite
at their family home in Italy after their artist father’s sudden death. His
masterpiece is missing, and so are the answers they seek. Once a
close-knit group, the siblings uncover unsettling truths about their father,
his young new wife, and each other. Tensions rise, long-buried secrets
surface, and the family begins to fracture under the weight of grief, rivalry,

Extract: The Nicotine Gospel by Sven Axelrad

This entry was posted on 12 May 2025.

When Nate and Danny’s mother is killed by lightning on New Year’s Eve 
1987, their eccentric father copes by inventing the Nicotine Gospel – his
theory that a man’s cigarette choice reveals everything. Desperate for 
connection, the boys embrace his odd teachings. But as Nate thrives and
Danny spirals, the cracks in their family deepen. Years later, the estranged
brothers reunite for a road trip to their father’s funeral, confronting grief,

Extract: We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and Amanda Doyle

This entry was posted on 12 May 2025.

We Can Do Hard Things is a guidebook for navigating life’s hardest
roads – love, grief, parenting, aging, and everything in between.
Glennon Doyle, alongside her sister Amanda and wife Abby, turned
to honest conversations during a year of crisis, asking 118 remarkable
people to share hard-won wisdom. What they found is simple but
profound: no matter what we’re going through, someone else has

Extract: Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

This entry was posted on 12 May 2025.

Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon with Murtagh, 
a gripping epic set a year after the Inheritance Cycle. Exiled and
mistrusted,Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, must
navigate a land scarred by the fall of a tyrant they once served.
Rumours of dark forces rising send them on a perilous journey
through familiar and uncharted lands to confront a cunning witch
with secrets of her own. With brains, brawn, and fire, Murtagh 

May 9th

The Great Curry Line-Up: Bold, Comforting & Full of Flavour

This entry was posted on 09 May 2025.

There’s something magical about a curry – the way it builds slowly, layer by layer, until all the flavours come together in one deeply satisfying dish. Whether you’re after Sarah Graham’s comforting butterbean rotis, Shereen Jog’s Swahili-style lamb koftas, or Estelle Sacharowitz’s fragrant massaman lamb curry, this round-up brings you the best of bold, warming flavours.

April 17th

INK & APRONS | Kamini Pather is Unapologetically Indian-ish

This entry was posted on 17 April 2025.

With her vibrant cookbook All Dhal’d Up, Kamini brings big flavour,
bold ideas, and a playful approach to modern Indian cooking. We sat
down with her to chat about everything from cauliflower risotto with
whitechocolate (yes, really) to fantasy dinner party guests like Linda
Belcher and Anthony Bourdain. Along the way, she shared her thoughts

Extract: Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

This entry was posted on 17 April 2025.

A year after the events of Fool Me Once, former Detective Sami Kierce is haunted by a dark secret from his college days. At 22, while backpacking in Spain, Kierce woke up covered in blood, a knife in his hand—and his girlfriend Anna dead beside him. He ran. Now a private investigator and new father, Kierce teaches night school in New York to pay off debts.

Extract: Addict by Milton Schorr

This entry was posted on 17 April 2025.

At seventeen, Milton Schorr sat in a Cape Town flat with a heroin needle
in his arm, facing a life-altering choice. His path to addiction had already
begun—through shoplifting, porn, alcohol, and drugs. In
Addict, Milton
recounts his descent into darkness, the chaos of active addiction, and
the long, painful road to recovery. With raw honesty, he reflects on the

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