
Shelf Indulgent Reader
Apr 5, 20205 min read
TOP FIVE READING SLUMP RECOVERY HACKS
My top tips for fixing that reading routine when you hit a slump Hands up – who thought that self-isolation and a completely clear social...

My top tips for fixing that reading routine when you hit a slump Hands up – who thought that self-isolation and a completely clear social...

Sign me up for a summer at Camp Outland CAMP by L. C. Rosen Published 28th May by Penguin As a gay reader, I've long found YA fiction to...

A perfectly-formed eco-thriller and a top contender for Book of the Year already. THE DISASTER TOURIST by Yun Ko-Eun, translated by...

A quirky, imaginative collection exploring freedom and flight ESCAPE ROUTES by Naomi Ishiguro Published 6th February 2020 by Headline A...

A blazing, fiery new entrant to the police procedural genre THE BURNING MEN by Will Shindler Published 6th February 2020 by Hodder &...

A witty, probing analysis of some of the biggest issues affecting society today SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid Published 7th January 2020...

A heartbreaking, powerful analysis of psychosis and mental health THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH by Nathan Filer...

A hallucinogenic, surrealistic work of modern Chinese fiction BRAISED PORK by An Yu Published 9th January by Vintage As anyone who has...

A portrait of a man in crisis, though he doesn't know it yet A GOOD MAN by Ani Katz Published 16th January by William Heinemann...

A fabulously festive follow-up packed with laughs and poignancy TWAS THE NIGHTSHIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Adam Kay Published 17th October...

A fantastic addition to contemporary British YA AND THE STARS WERE BURNING BRIGHTLY by Danielle Jawando Published 5th March 2020 by Simon...

Member of the jury, have you reached a verdict? THE HOLDOUT by Graham Moore Published 20th February 2020 by Orion Publishing I’ve dived...

The gothic novel invades the Scottish Highlands PINE by Francine Toon Published 23rd January 2020 by Doubleday Gothic fiction has long...

High fantasy, urban fantasy and superhero fiction combine, with an added dash of LGBTQ+ Infinity Son by Adam Silvera Published on 14th...

A Japanophile and self-help sceptic explores the newest Japanese wellness fad, Kaizen Kaizen by Sarah Harvey Published on 19th September...

The Silent Companions meets Agatha Christie in a WW1 tale of haunting and revenge A House of Ghosts by W. C. Ryan Publishing in paperback...

Repeated brushes with death that could've changed the history of the world The Plots to Kill Hitler by Richard Dargie Published on 15th...

A Dan Brown conspiracy thriller meets a hyper-violent B-Movie The Cult of Eden by Bill Halpin Published on 27th September 2019 by Cosmic...

It's time to see what all the fuss is about... The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Published in 1985 by Vintage A few times a year, a...

What if you could put the childlike fun (and absurdity) back into science? What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical...