The Crossed Keys Dispatch

The Crossed Keys Dispatch is the newsletter for this blog. It goes out once a month — one email you can actually finish, not a weekly stream you learn to ignore.

What’s in it

• The reviews I’ve published since the last issue.
• One standout read worth your time — and, when it earns it, one to skip.
• What I’m reading next, and the odd note on film, TV or culture in between.
• An open question: what are you reading right now?

It’s free, it’s monthly, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. I don’t share the list with anyone.

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Elsewhere

You can also find me on Instagram, Bluesky, Goodreads and Bookshop.org, or follow along with the Booker Prize 2026 longlist coverage.