Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
The Book-Makers by Adam Smyth review – bound to be brilliant | THE GUARDIAN | 4/04/2024
From calfskin to cut-and-paste, a tribute to the graft and craft that goes into books
My Book Is a Trauma Plot: A Conversation Between Geoffrey Mak and Whitney Mallett | LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS | 28/04/2024
Mean Boys: A Personal History by Geoffrey Mak
Crime and thrillers of the month – review | THE GUARDIAN | 16/04/2024
An unreliable narrator keeps her husband and readers guessing; the welcome return of burned-out cop Jake Jackson; a multilayered family thriller; and a disturbing boarding school secret
For the Love of Glamour: American Aristocracy from Twain to Trump | LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS | 14/04/2024
Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the American Dream: Con Men, Gangsters, Drug Lords, and Zombies by Paul Cantor
From Aspiration to Constriction: On Three New Books Examining Change in China | LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS | 1/04/2024
Xi Jinping's Ideological Agenda: Reimagining China's Past and Shaping its Future Through Ideology and Historical Narratives.
The Eyes Have It: On Eugene M. Helveston’s “Death to Beauty” | LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS | 30/03/2024
Death to Beauty: The Transformative History of Botox by Eugene M. Helveston.