Book Island - Book Reviews by Writers

It's spooky season! In this episode, Lisa breaks down her thoughts on Peter Straub's Ghost Story.

Following Lisa's review of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote last episode, Tim dives into Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera.

In this Episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on a true-crime classic, Capote's In Cold Blood, and it's lasting legacy on the true-crime genre.

This week Lisa unpacks Bri Lee's latest work, 'Who Gets to be Smart'.

This week Tim dives deep into his read of Garth Nix's The Left Handed Booksellers of London, while Lisa shares her thoughts about Stephen King's The Shining.

This time Lisa and Tim dive into Melissa Lucashenko's Miles Franklin winner, Too Much Lip.

This week Lisa and Tim chat books, while Lisa asks the hard questions!

This week, Tim and Lisa dive into a pair of Stella Prize nominees: Ellena Savage's personal anthology Blueberries, and Laura Jean McKay's groundbreaking The Animals in that Country.

This week Tim and Lisa share their thoughts on Jack Kerouac's On the Road, and the generation of literature it helped to define.

On this speical Valentine's Day episode, Lisa searches for her new love interest in Nicholas Sparks' 'The Return,' while Tim finds his heart's desire in Neil Gaiman's Stardust.