The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad
A review of Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad — a diary of survival, resilience and love for a homeland. Not just a harrowing account — a defiant act of witness.
The Northern Bank Job: The Heist and How They Got Away With It by Glenn Patterson
Glenn Patterson’s The Northern Bank Job is an account of Ireland’s most audacious heist. Blending investigative detail with cultural insight, Patterson explores the 2004 Belfast robbery that shook a post-conflict North of Ireland. A must-read for fans of true crime, Irish history, and political intrigue
Book review - This is Vegan Propaganda (and other lies the meat industry tells you) - Ed Winters
A powerful and persuasive book about how we can transform the world we live in by changing what we eat. I don’t think it’s possible to read this book and not become vegan.
Book Review -Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall
Tim Marshall’s ‘Prisoners of Geography’ is an engaging introduction to the world of geopolitics and explains a lot of the ambitions of global powers and how they are curbed by natural barriers.
Book Review - Utopia For Realists (And how we get there) - Rutger Bregman
A review of Rutger Bregman’s ‘utopia for realists’ which is an engaging call to arms for a new utopia, with ideas such as the end of poverty and the creation of a 15 hour week. Time to get off the hamster wheel.
Book Review - Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
An essential book about race relations in the UK today. A major contribution to the discussion of anti racism.
Book Review - Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe
Remarkable work of narrative non fiction that focuses on the abduction and murder of Jean McConville to tell the story of ‘the troubles.’
Book Review - Northern Protestants On Shifting Ground
An enlightening and thought provoking book on Northern Protestants over the last twenty years, with Brexit and talk of a United Ireland increasing.
