Sometimes you finish a book and immediately move on to the next one. And sometimes you finish a book and it just sits in your head for days. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones is very much the second type. This book completely wrecked my head. It’s a story about consequences, guilt, and revenge. But it’s also about culture, identity, and the weight of the past. The horror in this novel doesn’t just come from violence or supernatural elements. It comes from the emot

There’s something about Irish writing that just feels different. The Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary is probably my favourite place in Ireland. It can be funny, sharp, emotional, and sometimes completely devastating, often all at the same time. Whether it’s poetry, plays, or modern crime fiction, Irish writers seem to have a way of getting right to the heart of things. So if you’re looking for somewhere new to go with your reading, here are five great Irish writers that ar

This was an incredibly intense and difficult book to process. The themes it deals with are heavy, confronting, and often deeply uncomfortable. At its heart, this book is about identity, trauma, and the ways people are shaped and damaged by the world around them. One of the most striking elements of the novel is its exploration of LGBTQ identity and the pressures placed on queer people by both society and family. The characters are navigating a world that is openly hostile to