A 2025 Summer Reading List (Generated by a Human)
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A 2025 Summer Reading List (Generated by a Human)


So, I thought. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so terrible to make a summer reading list written and recommended by an avid reader and book-loving human with some literary qualifications up her sleeve.

Below, you’ll find six books that I highly recommend for reading over the summer. Some are new releases, and some are recent. There is a mixture of fiction and nonfiction. They are weird, serious, and hilarious. Hopefully, there is something for everyone. You get extra points if you read all six over the summer and let me know what you thought of them in the comments below. Continue reading

Review of Lionel Shriver’s new novel “The Motion of the Body through Space”: political correctness and exercise culture
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Review of Lionel Shriver’s new novel “The Motion of the Body through Space”: political correctness and exercise culture


Lionel Shriver’s novel, The Motion of the Body Through Space, came out when Australia was in a strict lockdown and it seemed like a no-brainer for me to pick this one up. I have enjoyed Shriver’s writing in the past, one of my favourite books from her is The Mandibles. Shriver has not been without … Continue reading