Kyra Wilder 4* review in The Telegraph
Three troubled girls, one controlling man – what could go wrong? Drawing subtly and smartly on Greek myth, Kyra Wilder’s novel Gloss depicts a sinister nexus of gluttony, anorexia and forbidden desire. 4/5
Sophie David demystifies phonics at Robinson
Robinson has signed Read, Write, Play: 100 Easy Ways to Make Phonics Fun for Children Aged 3-7 by Sophie David. Editorial director Tom Asker bought world rights in all languages from Darryl Samaraweera of Artellus Ltd, and the book will be out in hardback and ebook on 5 June.
The Secret History of Kate Bush
First published in 1983, Fred Vermorel’s The Secret History of Kate Bush (And The Strange Art of Pop) has had a resurrection these past few years, with its initial reissue by the independent French press Le Gospel. A book which is as much a kind of cultural anthropology of fandom as it is a consideration of the elusive magnetism of Kate Bush, today Vermorel’s text reads as timeless, perhaps because it didn’t adhere to the publishing conventions of its time.