Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 Shortlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 Shortlist has just been announced. This years six finalists feature a far reaching collection of powerful stories showcasing the breadth of contemporary women’s literature
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The Man Who Would Manage by Jerome K. Jerome
The Man Who Would Manage by Jerome K. Jerome was published in 1920 and is taken from the short story collection Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green.
The Epic Fantasy Book Quiz
From Classic Fantasy Novels the Best Contemporary Fantasy Authors, test your knowledge of the Fantasy Genre with our Epic Fantasy Book Quiz
5 Marvelous New Books for May 2024
Up next month we have a new ‘darker’ short story collection from Stephen King, a time travelling debut from Kaliane Bradley and an eerie horror tale from Layla Martinez. Enjoy our picks of 5 Marvelous New Books for May 2024.
In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka
In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, written in 1914 and published in German as In der Strafkolonie in 1919. An allegorical fantasy about law and punishment, it was also viewed as an existential comment on human torment and on strict devotion to an ambiguous task.
The Colorful Life of Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British-American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and is known for its humor and an effusive prose style. Enjoy the Colorful Life of Salman Rushdie.
10 Magnifique Classic French Novels to Read
From Proust to Dumas, Voltaire to Zola, so many wonderful French Authors. Enjoy our Reading list of 10 Magnifique Classic French Novels to Read.
Araby by James Joyce
Araby by James Joyce was published in his 1914 short story collection Dubliners. The story traces a young boy’s infatuation with his friend’s sister.
Book of the Month April 2024
Quizlit’s Book of the Month April 2024 is Martyr! by Kavah Akbar. His electrifying debut novel follows a newly sober poet adrift in the American Midwest, trying to come to terms with his mother’s tragic death decades prior, as the mystery of who she really was begins to unravel.
The Unseen Blushers by Alfred Bester
The Unseen Blushers by Alfred Bester was first published in Astonishing Stories, June 1942.  It looks into the world of a fiction writer’s social life and manages to tell a pretty good time travel story at the same time.