This book is packed full of so much weird stuff. I loved it! It’s about strange theories and the people…
I’m glad I finally got around to reading this short classic of the 1920s-30s Harlem Renaissance. It’s quite an intense…
Philip Pullman is one of the most renowned writers of our era. He’s not afraid to say what he thinks…
A dystopian science fiction novel with big ideas but an unengaging writing style. It was first published in 1974 and…
I’m always sad to reach the end of the Adrian Mole series. This book was not intended to be the…
Lois Lowry’s 1993 award-winning YA novel is a dystopian story which, like all scarily plausible dystopias with vitally important messages,…
A friendly, nostalgic, awkward memoir of growing up in the 70s. It’s partly about the author’s love of Gary Numan’s…
An intriguing novel about a strong-willed character who has a talent for predicting the weather. It’s set in London in…
An amusing, eccentric autobiography / book of musings from musician and radio presenter Jarvis Cocker. He is best known for…
An atmospheric and fascinating book about the history of rock lighthouses (i.e. those built on rocks in the sea, rather…