Saturday, September 30, 2023

Compulsive Reader Newsletter October

The October Compulsive Reader Newsletter is now on its way to readers everywhere.  This month's issue has a bunch of excellent new reviews including books by TC Boyle, Marcus Rediker, Heather Cameron, Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss, Denise O'Hagan and more along with several new interviews including one on Compulsive Reader Talks with Tasmanian poet Esther Ottaway, author She Doesn't Seem Autistic (you can listen directly here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/gcWKlKAZgDb), along with a bunch of new giveaways (we actually have 7 this month!) and the usual worldwide news roundup.  If you're a subscriber, your copy should be on its way.  If not, you can subscribe for free here: http://www.compulsivereader.com.  To grab the latest copy from the archive, visit: https://compulsivereader.com/sendpress/eyJpZCI6MCwicmVwb3J0IjoyNTI0OSwidmlldyI6InRyYWNrZXIiLCJ1cmwiOiJ7c3AtYnJvd3Nlci11cmx9In0/

Happy reading! 

"Wall of Books" by benuski is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Compulsive Reader Newsletter Sept is out

The October Compulsive Reader newsletter has just gone out and is making its way through the internet to readers around the world.  This month's newsletter features reviews of books by Maina Wahome, Arthur Kayzakian,  Kate Grenville, who I'll be interviewing this weekend: https://library.lakemac.com.au/Events/Restless-Dolly-Maunder-Kate-Grenville-in-conversation, Matt Mauch, Jonathan Rosen and many others. along with two fresh book giveaways (please enter for those! We have 10,000 subscribers and only a fraction enter and they keep winning - I've set up some people with a whole library!) and new interviews along with a big book news roundup that includes the Booker, The Toronto Book Awards, and the Cundill History Prize.  You should receive it in your inbox shortly, but if you can't wait or want to check it out, you can view it in your browser now.  If you aren't already a subscriber, sign. up here:  http://www.compulsivereader.com

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

CR Newsletter August

 

The Compulsive Reader Newsletter for August is now out.  This month's edition features the full July literary news round-up including, among others, the Society of Authors, the Trillion, the Forward Prize for Poetry and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. We have our big review round up including Katie Farris, Ali Whitelock, Grace Lee and many more, and of course our very popular book giveaways - 2 this month.  If you haven't gotten your copy yet, it's on the way or you can get one directly from the Compulsive Reader Newsletter archive.  To sign up to the monthly newsletter visit: http://www.compulsivereader.com. 


"A Rainbow Of Books" by Dawn Endico is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Friday, June 30, 2023

CR Newsletter July


The July Compulsive Reader Newsletter has just gone out. This month's issue has a terrific suite of new reviews including Women's Prize award winner Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, A Dangerous Daughter by Dina Davis, and The Badass Brontës by Jane Satterfield, interviews with Rachel Rueckert, Adam Sass, and on our podcast Alisa Bryce talking about her latest book Grounded. Of course there are giveaways, and the big roundup of June's literary news.  If you can't wait or want a preview before subscribing you can check it out in the public archive here: Compulsive Reader July Newsletter

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Compulsive Reader Newsletter June

 

The June Compulsive Reader Newsletter is now on its way to inboxes everywhere - our readers are all over the world!  This month's newsletter features 3 book giveaways including our current front page giveaway for a copy of Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace by Tracey Buchanan as well as the usual big literary news round up (so many awards!) and a dozen new reviews including the wonderful T by Alan Fyfe which has been shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's award for an Emerging Writer. I also spoke to Alan this month at the podcast about T and also his upcoming poetry book.  You can find all that and more in our monthly newsletter, and if you can't want for it to arrive (it tends to trickle in slowly over a few days), you can view it in your browser.  If you aren't a subscriber, visit http://www.compulsivereader.com to subscribe for free. 








"Books or just art?" by Alexandre Dulaunoy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Monday, May 1, 2023

Compulsive Reader Newsletter May


The latest issue of Compulsive Reader newsletter has now gone out and heading for inboxes around the world. This month's issue features 11 fresh reviews, 3 interviews (not counting our Compulsive Reader Talks interview with the wonderful Ashley Kalagian Blunt, two new giveaways of some very exciting pre-release books, and a full round-up of literary news (including a bit of news about my own upcoming festivals - both in one weekend - lucky me).  If you haven't received it yet, you can view it in your browser or to sign up for free (of course), just visit Compulsivereader.com and enter your email address in the upper right hand corner.  Couldn't be easier!  




Friday, March 31, 2023

Compulsive Reader Newsletter April is out!


This month's Compulsive Reader Newsletter has now gone out and is on its way to inboxes.  For April we've got our usual big news round-up as well as reviews of new books by the likes of Ruth Latta, Cristina Rivera Garza, Douglas Bauer, Ian McEwan, and Haji Jaber, along with two new book giveaways, a great new podcast episode featuring a genial conversation between Oisín Breen and Simon Whitby Brown, and lots more.  You can view it in your browser now or wait for it to arrive.  If you aren't already a subscriber, you can subscribe for free (and view all of our reviews) at: http://www.compulsivereader.com.  Happy reading! 

"Poetry Books" by chillihead is licensed under CC BY 2.0.