A review by Nalini Haynes Clio lives in ancient Mesopotamia Crete (I am geographically ignorant) on a Mediterranean island with her family. When returning from …
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The Nobody People by Bob Proehl
A review by Nalini Haynes Prologue. The Nobody People – or one, at least – saves the lives of his workmates trapped down a mine. …
Triantiwontigongolope Award: A Lifetime Of Impossible Days
The 2020 CripLit Keys presentation video and podcast is here and on all good podcasting platforms. This post is about the Stella Young Award itself. Last …
Helen Keller Award: Benighted
The 2020 CripLit Keys presentation video and podcast is here and on all good podcasting platforms. This post is about the Stella Young Award itself. The …
Stella Young Award: Daughter of Lies and Ruin
The 2020 CripLit Keys presentation video and podcast is here and on all good podcasting platforms. This post is about the Stella Young Award itself. Next …
Paul Darke Award: Dawnhounds
The 2020 CripLit Keys presentation video and podcast is here and on all good podcasting platforms. This post is about the Paul Darke Award itself. Disability …
Donna Haraway Award: the Cruel Stars
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Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow
A review by Nalini Haynes Juniper limps towards New Salem, alone after murdering her father. Her sisters fled home seven years earlier, leaving her alone, …
Future Friend by David Baddiel
A review by Nalini Haynes Rahul Agarwal misses his best friend who moved to Scotland. He’s also lost his inventing mojo after she used his …
Code Name Bananas by David Walliams
A review by Nalini Haynes This is the story of a spy mission with the code name bananas. It all begins with Eric, who loves …
Future Girl by Asphyxia
A review by Nalini Haynes Piper is Future Girl and she is Deaf. The nerves to her ears stopped working when she was about 3 …
The Dawnhounds: Against the Quiet by Sascha Stronach
A review by Nalini Haynes Goodreads introduces the Dawnhounds: A ship rolls through the fog, its doomed crew fallen victim to an engineered plague. Yat …
Dead Man In A Ditch By Luke Arnold
A review by Nalini Haynes Fetch Phillips is a detective living in Sunder City. Fetch Phillips is, ironically, a human living in a post-apocalyptic world …
Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
A review by Nalini Haynes Morrigan Crow turns thirteen and still shows more maturity than many adults in her quest to study Wunder, the source …
Sad Mum Lady by Ashe Davenport
A review by Nalini Haynes Ashe Davenport is the titular sad mum lady. She has childhood trauma coming to the fore while struggling with post-natal …