The Wild Library

Benjamin Myers The Wild Moor
Is Benjamin Myers a modern great?
Like many readers, I have eclectic tastes and read widely. But, I also have those special authors whose works are sacred. I have a strange relationship with these writers because... Read more...
What is the Wild Moor?
What is the Wild Moor?
The Wild Moor is an amalgamation of the tempestuous landscapes that provoke windswept tales. It is for those of us who seek refuge from the modern world and crave a... Read more...
The Fell by Sarah Moss Book Review
The Fell by Sarah Moss
The Fell by Sarah Moss is an exquisite short novel examining, in intimate detail, the lives of a small cast of characters in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Babylonia by Costanza Casati - Book Review
Babylonia by Costanza Casati
From the author of Clemenstra, Babylonia by Costanza Casati, is a searing tale of the rise of an Assyrian Queen - Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise... Read more...
The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall Book Review
The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall's The Wolf Border tells the story of an eccentric Earl's somewhat quixotic plan to see wolves return to rural Britain... Read more...
Great Summer Reads
LIST: 8 Reads for Long Summer Days
Great summer reads can be the perfect accompaniment to a nice beach holiday, a relaxing day in the park or to cosy up to on long summer nights. Here are... Read more...
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Book Review
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is a masterful blend of gothic horror, historical fiction, and social commentary, wrapped in a lush, eerie atmosphere... Read more...
tea girl of hummingbird lane review
 The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See is an epic tale of tragedy, loss, discovery and tea. If the latter noun gives the impression of a light-hearted story,... Read more...
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd Book Review
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
The Living Mountain is a celebration of contemplation and passion; of rock, wind, water, plant and beast. Nan Shepherd looks beyond the mountain as a challenge to be conquered and... Read more...
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Sola
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Sola
When I Sing, Mountains Dance is a pure lyrical celebration of rock, soil, water, death and life. Not just life anywhere, but in an area of the Pyrenees that is... Read more...
The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes Book
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
In the Hound of the Baskervilles, following the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are visited by a friend of the deceased, Dr. Mortimer, who... Read more...
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver a book review
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
A chilling Arctic ghost story courtesy of Michelle Paver. Dark Matter is a terrifying tale of a man stranded alone in the Arctic with a presence that is less than... Read more...
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver a book review
Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver
A chilling Arctic ghost story courtesy of Michelle Paver. Dark Matter is a terrifying tale of a man stranded alone in the Arctic with a presence that is less than... Read more...
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson - Book Review
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson
The Devil in the Marshalsea is the first thriller in a superb historical fiction series by Antonia Hodgson. Read more...
Tale of Genji book review of first novel ever writtern
The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Described as an 'epic' by Jorge Borges, The Tale of Genji is widely to be considered the first novel ever written and Lady Murasaki Shikibu's work is revered in Japan Read more...