Tamuz Ellazam
Tamuz Ellazam is from Readings Malvern
Review — 28 Oct 2024
Enchantment by Birds: A History of Birdwatching in 22 Species by Russell McGregor
Reading, like birdwatching, draws participants of every plumage, from the studious (ornithologists), to the appreciative (birdwatchers) and the voracious list-tickers among us (twitchers). Russell McGregor’s Enchantment by Birds is for…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
Cloud Atlas: Everything You Need to Know About Clouds by Sarah Zambello & Susy Zanella (illus.)
This award-winning guide to the fluffy inhabitants of the skies will educate and delight as it unlocks the mysteries of clouds: why they form, what effect they have, and their…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
The Last Dream by Pedro Almodóvar & Frank Wynne (trans.)
From one of Spain’s most iconic filmmakers comes The Last Dream, a mix of short stories, diary entries and reflections on writing, filmmaking and the many passions that drive…
Review — 29 Jul 2024
Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
Like Etat Libre d’Orange’s cult scent Sécrétions Magnifiques, Anna Dorn’s Perfume & Pain straddles the boundary between intoxicating and uncomfortable. Messy, indulgent and, at times, disarmingly earnest, it’s a love…
Review — 26 Mar 2024
The Chain: The Relationships That Break Us, the Women Who Rebuild Us by Chimene Suleyman
In January 2017, Turkish-Cypriot London-raised author Chimene Suleyman sat in an abortion clinic in Queens, imagining her boyfriend sitting in the waiting room, ready to take her home. The closest…
Review — 25 Jan 2024
My Friends by Hisham Matar
From the very first page, Hisham Matar’s My Friends bursts with bittersweet nostalgia for places and friendships lost, found, and changed. This timely, mournful novel spans a day as the…
