Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

It isn’t often that I get taken completely by surprise by a book, but it just happened as I was finishing Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel. To be fair, the main character in the book was also taken aback, so perhaps I was right where I should have been as the...

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

by Molly McConnell I remember the media adoration and critical love when The Goldfinch was released (Donna Tartt’s latest novel and Pulitzer Prize Winner). I passed on the chance to read it, instead sticking to my Amazon list – you can’t tell I’m goal-oriented,...