September 2025

Literary season kick-off. "We'll only be happy when we don't need each other anymore. When we have our own lives, lives that belong to us, that don't concern others. When we're free." That's what hits you first.

Here's the thing about dependency - it cuts both ways. This debut from Slimani rips into that comfortable lie we tell ourselves about boundaries between employer and employee, especially when kids are involved. The nanny isn't just watching your children. She's living your life.

New literary season drop. "When you really want something, you always end up getting it. You'll see, it's true." Sure, if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Prudhomme did nostalgia brilliantly in his last book - knocked me flat two years back. This time he's chasing the same ghost but the route's different. Nostalgia's still the engine, just a different road trip.

"That's what I love about you. You're half human, half rainbow." What even is that supposed to mean?

Look, I'm not scared of tech. Not even a little. So yeah, I went back to Silicon Valley. Back to one of those companies that sells you dreams wrapped in disruption - the ones promising a better world through total transparency. Spoiler: it's a nightmare dressed up in a hoodie.

Literary season opener. "It wasn't boxing anymore. It was fury becoming dance." That line does the work.

1950s Sicily. Violence runs the streets. The Mafia's tightening its grip on the local economy, choking it slow. Some guys fight in the streets. Others put on gloves and call it sport. Enia captures the raw brutality of both.