'This book takes in a lot of territory, all solidly researched and footnoted. But dry? Fuhgeddaboutit.'

Patricia T O'Conner on E J White's 'You Talkin' To Me? The Unruly History of New York English'.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/tawk-of-the-town

'The identification of a mighty force sparkling intermittently seems to me to constitute the finest and most consistent poetic achievement of Goudie’s book.'

Candia McWilliam on @lachlangoudie's 'The Story of Scottish Art'.

https://literaryreview.co.uk/all-that-glisters

Though 'the hotel had a reputation as the area’s best, its staff were not used to looking after world leaders, so the arrival of Cuba’s new strongman, Fidel Castro, came as something of a shock.'

@dcsandbrook on @simonhallwriter's 'Ten Days in Harlem'.

http://ow.ly/I63850Bvs10