Author: Brigette Cohen
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Not about the Politics
An incredibly put together book that challenges the reader’s perception of politics, family and people. But don’t be fooled by the pretty cover.
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Brevity
What I learned about Brevity and using scenes from Naomi Novik’s Temeraire. The answer, you don’t have to fill in the boring bits.
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The Flying Temeraire
Basically the best dragon-fantasy ever written. Imagine a dragon with a crew of airmen fighting in the Napoleoic wars. And if that doesn’t interest you I don’t know what will.
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Unconditional Love
Oleander by Scarlett Drake This book was such an unexpected pleasure. It was written as a modern retelling of Great Expectations (Charles Dickens). I am afraid I have to admit to having never read GE (or in fact any Dickens novels) so I can’t really tell you how well it did as an adaptation. But…
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Pigeon Pie – Bird Hunting in the Middle Stone Age
Middle Stone Age hunting of Birds in South Africa. Feature Article, African Birdlife June 2026
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Lost Sight of its Purpose
A book that wastes its unique positioning to tell a superficial story about the Great War.
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Pirates and Female Autonomy
So much more than a swashbuckling tale of Mary Read, pirate. This book explores identity, gender and female autonomy with a detailed and compassionate eye.
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Losing the Plot
Trilogy crashes and burns in a mess where the characters have no consistency, the plot goes nowhere, and 50% of the words are internal narration. What a waste.
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Stillness not Boredom
Examining the ways we stuff out minds and creative selves with junk in order to avoid being still with our own selves.
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Subversions and Systemic Inequality
This book took the magic-school premise, walked it over to the dark side and then dialled it up to 11. Its a book about systemic inequality, racism, and being f*** angry at the world.