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Callum McLaughlin

Callum McLaughlin (he/him) is a writer of words, a reader of books, and a lover of cats. Based in Scotland, he operates on a freelance basis, producing content for blogs, websites, and magazines. His fiction and poetry have also featured in several literary journals, both online and in print. You can find him on Twitter @Callum_M1, and he chats about all things bookish over on his blog callummclaughlin.wordpress.com

Books reviewed by Callum McLaughlin

Vanishing World (05/07/25)
Tilt (04/09/25)
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe (03/12/25)
The Breakthrough (01/29/25)
Graveyard Shift (11/20/24)
Something, Not Nothing (10/16/24)
Yr Dead (09/18/24)
Our Beautiful Darkness (07/31/24)
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye (06/19/24)
Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves (05/01/24)
Big Time (04/03/24)
One Hour of Fervor (02/21/24)
The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac (01/24/24)
Murder by Degrees (11/15/23)
Remember Us (11/01/23)
Disobedient (09/06/23)
The Memory of Animals (08/02/23)
Brave the Wild River (06/21/23)
Salvage This World (05/17/23)
Saints of the Household (04/19/23)
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez (03/15/23)
The Light Pirate (02/01/23)
We All Want Impossible Things (01/04/23)
They're Going to Love You (11/16/22)
Numb to This (10/19/22)
All That's Left Unsaid (10/05/22)
The Book Eaters (08/24/22)
Time Is a Mother (06/22/22)
Theatre Of Marvels (05/18/22)
The Most Dazzling Girl In Berlin (04/20/22)
I Will Die in a Foreign Land (03/16/22)
Noor (01/05/22)
The Book of Mother (11/17/21)
Tonight We Rule the World (11/03/21)
Once There Were Wolves (09/22/21)
Bolla (08/04/21)
Somebody's Daughter (06/23/21)
Other People's Children (05/19/21)
Winter in Sokcho (05/05/21)
The Night Always Comes (04/21/21)
The Butchers' Blessing (02/03/21)
Dark, Salt, Clear (01/06/21)
One Night Two Souls Went Walking (11/18/20)
Leave the World Behind (10/07/20)
His Only Wife (09/16/20)
The Pull of the Stars (08/19/20)
The Color of Air (07/15/20)
Tokyo Ueno Station (06/24/20)
Tropic of Violence (05/20/20)
The Easy Part of Impossible (05/20/20)
Marguerite (04/22/20)
The Mercies (03/18/20)
The Girls with No Names (02/19/20)
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen (01/08/20)

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