The London Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The London Magazine on XA review of literature and the arts, established in 1732 and published bi-monthly.

Sybille Bedford: A Life
Selina Hastings'Writer, bon viveur, lover, friend...her writing shaped by her knack for survival.' From our Feb/Mar 21 issue, read a review by @MadeleineFeeny exploring the life of #SybilleBedford through works by #OliviaSudjic and #SelinaHastings. ➡️ https://t.co/yCQHqrUm5h https://t.co/eSWeDCybw8
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Kick the Latch
Kathryn ScanlanToday we thought we'd treat you with online access to one of the pieces from our April/May print issue... @JacqBetula reviews 'Kick the Latch' by @K_Scanlan_ and 'A Writer's Diary' by @tobylitt. @Dauntbooks @GalleyBeggars Read the full review here ➡️ https://t.co/zacwlMbmvY https://t.co/OPrwtcXwcq
Paperback, 2022
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dog Walker II: Shadow Pack
Jack McGuigan'Either I draw the curtains shutting out the light, or I draw the curtains letting in the night.' From our Dec/Jan 21 issue, read 'Shadow Pack' by award-winning poet #HugoWilliams ➡️ https://t.co/W3aIM5VagD https://t.co/52oKzchKd0
Paperback, 2019
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
C+nto: & Othered Poems
Joelle Taylor🎧 Ep. 6 of The London Magazine Podcast is here 🎧 We spoke to the incredible @jtaylortrash about her new poem in our Oct/Nov issue, her collection C+nto & Othered Poems, and Joelle gives a listener her best tips for building a poetry community ➡️ https://t.co/2yRRpliEDu https://t.co/7Ghdmoaqui
Paperback, 2021
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Acts of Love and War
Maggie Brookes'...this is the ultimate power of Brookes’ fiction: that is, how closely woven it is into fact.' @drhollyhd reviews 'Acts of Love and War', a new work by @Maggie__Brookes ➡️ https://t.co/778RKlkvJ9 https://t.co/VeSjpu3oR3
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hourglass
Keiran GoddardThrowback to last year when we had @keirangoddard1 on the podcast. Here he is reading an extract from 'Hourglass', which is out today on paperback. Equal parts funny and tragic. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/ffTi2xY2Lm https://t.co/EAxHv2lAQ3
Hardcover, 2023
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Was It for This: Poems
Hannah SullivanREVIEW: Hannah Sullivan's 'Was It For This'. Hugh Foley discusses the collection's obsessive poetic detail, the privileges of home ownership, and the question of what fills a life. Read it here ➡️https://t.co/VxeKVeSqYj https://t.co/aU68Y5x7tP
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wound Is the Origin of Wonder: Poems
Maya C. PopaAlso, a great chance to remind you all of The London Magazine’s Poetry Prize which Maya Popa will be judging. Hit us with your most wondrous poems, Petrarchan sonnet or otherwise... Details here ☞ https://t.co/F3oPZ0nxoC
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Literary Clinic
Samuel McChord Crothers🚨EXCITING NEWS KLAXON!🚨 We are thrilled to share the first episode of The London Magazine Podcast! We spoke to @JessGreengrass about her story in our June/July issue, her novel 'The High House' & writing tips in our 'Literary Clinic'. Listen here: https://t.co/azEgGF5LjP https://t.co/uy2FO3Xq9V
Paperback, 2022
$13.95Member price:$12.56 + Free shipping10% off
A Girl's Story
Annie Ernaux"There are beings who are overwhelmed by the reality of others, their way of speaking, of crossing their legs, of lighting a cigarette." 'A Girl's Story' by Annie Ernaux, trans. by Alison L Strayer. Published in our December/January 2020 issue. 📖 ➡️ https://t.co/pey7tpqmgc https://t.co/mlONgAtRfE
Paperback, 2020
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book