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Philip Womack
Books
The frustrating rise of celebrities ‘writing’ children’s books
When you give a child a book by a celebrity, you are feeding their minds with advertising
By Philip Womack
Book Review
Kelly Link upholds and upturns conventions
The Book of Love
, her debut novel, brilliantly takes on fantasy tropes
By Philip Womack
Book Review
Wolves of Winter
focuses on the brutality of the past
Dan Jones confidently evokes the whorehouses, the illnesses, the death and depravity
By Philip Womack
Book Review
Two excellent books that offer new insight into The Iliad
A new translation and critical study explore the legendary poem’s numinous spell
By Philip Womack
Book Review
Emily Carroll’s new graphic novel plays on our deepest fears
A Guest in the House is a beautifully plotted study of the madness of isolation, steeped in the tropes of fairy tale and horror
By Philip Womack
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