Author Archives: Adam Randall

I love stories that see the lives of well-developed characters intersecting and that’s exactly what I hoped this novel would be based on the title. I was not disappointed. Nine people arrive at a health spa in the middle of … Continue reading →

For whatever reason, this volume is harder to come by than the others, so I didn’t read it for a long time – but fortunately, my housefriend secured a copy for me. I’m very pleased that she did too, as … Continue reading →

It is very common to hear people say that men and women are just ‘wired differently’ in terms of how their brains work. But how scientifically accurate is that? That’s the question that Gina Rippon tries to answer in this … Continue reading →

This is often described as being the first “lesbian novel” and while you could certainly question whether that’s true (and even what it means for something to be a “lesbian novel”) I think it’s probably true that this is the … Continue reading →

This autobiographical graphic novel describes the author’s life from childhood through to young adulthood and goes into detail about the journey e’s had in discovering eir gender identity and sexual orientation. Honestly, it’s one of the best and most beautiful … Continue reading →

I noticed quite a change in the second batch of twenty-five Archie comics compared to the first, and it follows a trend that I’d started to notice in what I’d already read. Here the comics start to become a lot … Continue reading →

The fifth Discworld novel brings things back to Rincewind (the star of the first two books) after changing focus in Equal Rites and Mort. Nonetheless, while there are very vague allusions to his previous adventures, it’s essentially a standalone novel … Continue reading →

This book contains a selection of anonymous nude paintings of several women, non-binary people, and trans men. Alongside every painting, each model has written a short piece of writing about their relationship with their body – and you know what? … Continue reading →

This the novel that helped get cosy fantasy on the map as a genre, and I love it. I have always been a big fan of fantasy fiction, but I have never read anything quite like this. I looked forward … Continue reading →