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I have a news flash to share. Earlier this year, my fourteen-year-old granddaughter read Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. And guess what? She hasn’t jumped into an unhealthy and inappropriate relationshi…

It is that time of year when we all think about who is going to win the Nobel Literature Prize. There is a feeling that in the last few years the prize has alternated between a female and a Male. This...

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'The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories', edited and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, shatters clichés of Poland as only war and sorrow, unveiling a dazzling century of fiction alive with humour,…

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October 1, 2025 – “Sure, misery becomes raw material you can shape into a narrative—we tell ourselves that transformation has some value. But wouldn’t you rather be happy?”

Today I am sharing my review of Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson, translated to English by Quentin Bates. I picked up a copy of the book after hearing the author on a panel at Capital Crime. I love my translated fiction and this sounded really interesting, as was the author, so how could I resist? Here's what it's all about: