Rosalind McClintock
Rosalind McClintock is the marketing manager for Readings
Review — 26 Feb 2024
36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le
Nam Le’s first book, the award-winning volume of short stories titled The Boat, not only exceeded all expectations, but also shattered them. For a book of short stories to…
Blog post — 4 Dec 2023
Every day is teacher day in my book
Teachers, what would we do without them? They are nothing short of amazing. Anyone who can not only corral a room of 20+ excitable children, but also teach them day…
Blog post — 7 Dec 2023
Ideas for Kris Kringle gifts under $20
It’s KK time again! It feels as though we all like each other a bit more this year? Or perhaps we are getting better at hiding our indifference. Either way…
Blog post — 10 Nov 2023
What the residents of Sunnydale are reading
Growing up I was only allowed half an hour of TV a day, which at the time felt like deprivation. It did however force me to choose my shows very…
Review — 23 Oct 2023
A Briliant Life by Rachelle Unreich
A Brilliant Life is the story of Mira Unreich, a holocaust survivor, mother and, by all accounts, incredible person. During her last year, Rachelle, her youngest daughter and also a…
Review — 3 Mar 2023
Fed to Red Birds by Rijn Collins
In Fed to Red Birds, award-winning short-story writer Rijn Collins has written a love story about Iceland, its language and the magic of isolation. That may sound strange, but…
Review — 27 Sep 2022
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
You are not just in safe hands with Women’s Prize winner Kamila Shamsie, you are in the hands of an artist. Her prose is seamless, her plotting propulsive and her…
Blog post — 18 Aug 2022
Gift ideas for Fathers who enjoy crime fiction
If you are anything like me your father probably spent at least half of your teenage years trying to solve the mystery of the missing second work sock. Which may…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
Liberation Day by George Saunders
I admit, I have never read George Saunders, which makes me some sort of short-story philistine I believe, and I love short stories. So, I am afraid I cannot compare…
Review — 30 Aug 2022
Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan
Victoria Hannan is a beautiful writer. Her prose is clean and the world she creates is incredibly clear. Hannan is skilled at dropping you into the middle of a situation…
