'I gulped down the whole thing in about three blissful hours.'

@WomackPhilip reviews new children's books by @hilary_mckay, @JonathanAStroud, @bookhorse, @conradwrites and Sam Thompson.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/orphans-outlaws

'He consistently fits unreliable "facts" around a specious argument. On practically every page, Husain betrays the Enlightenment principles he so energetically thrusts on others.'

https://literaryreview.co.uk/fear-loathing-in-alum-rock

'Global peace still depends far too much on calm decision-making and displays of good sense by a relatively small number of people with control over the world’s nuclear arsenals.'

@LawDavF on a new book about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/countdown-to-armageddon