Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker-prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other tells the stories of twelve people – as the dust jacket puts it – ‘mostly women, mostly Black’ for whom Britain has, in one way or another, been a home.
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Lucy Gasser
scholar of literary & cultural studies, editor of poco.lit.
Two Trees Make a Forest
Jessica J. Lee’s Two Trees Make a Forest is part ode to Taiwan, part loving meditation on the natural world, and part investigative journey into a family’s lost histories.
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The Testaments
Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale was widely met with approval and accolades, culminating it its being awarded a shared Booker Prize.
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Soul Tourists
Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo’s earlier works are also worth checking out.
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Racism: A Beginner’s Guide
Alana Lentin, maybe one of the most lucid race scholars around at the moment, demystifies central questions surrounding race and racism.
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These Bones Will Rise Again
Panashe Chigumadzi’s non-fictional These Bones Will Rise Again is a thought-provoking reflection on the intertwined histories of Zimbabwe, and how they have been told.
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Gastfreundschaft (Hospitality)
Berlin-based writer Priya Basil’s latest book is about the joys of eating and the politics of hospitality.
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