★★★★★
378 pages • Public Affairs • October 2nd, 2008

A fascinating collection of journalism from 2008 that marks the end of the Bush era.

To understand what America has become, what it can become, and why Obama is the ideal candidate to bring about change, this is essential reading.

★★★★★
289 pages • Bloomsbury • September 30th, 2008

Original, and captivating, Neil Gaiman’s latest novel is the story of a young boy who is rescued by the guardian of the graveyard after his parents are murdered.

The Graveyard Book is a modern Jungle Book, and it tells the story of how Bod grows up amongst the graveyard ghosts.

★★★★★
154 pages • Nation Books • October 2nd, 2008

This collection of strips from 2005-2008 lifts the lid on the twisted world of right-wing American politics. It is as funny as it is frightening.

This comic strip wonders what would happen if Jeffrey Dahmer had been a right wing pundit and published a book called Liberals: Kill Them and Eat Them; and solves the problem of the Republican ticket by introducing the newcomer ‘guy in a Reagan mask’ and his running mate, ‘another guy in a Reagan mask’.

★★★★★
192 pages • Serpent’s Tail • July 3rd, 2008

This book is a hefty celebration of powerful femininity in all its queer forms, says Abigail Wiseman.

“Now, as I look at myself in the mirror wearing my impossible heals, my bosom sweetly strangled in a corset and a dildo dangling between my legs, I smile. Come on, does anyone really think I look like a slave to patriarchy?”
- Itziar Ziga
‘Playing with our Latin Femme’.

★★★★★
224 pages • Faber & Faber • August 14th, 2008 [PB]

The exceptional Wounded by the first-rate satirist Percival Everett is a love story about our common humanity more than it is about sexuality.

“I let him kiss me, felt his shivering face soften to mine. I just wanted him warm, warmer. I couldn’t pull away;I was trying to save his life.”