Tim Murphy

A close up showing two torn pieces of pink paper with slightly burnt edges.

Snowfall mixes with burning ash

Tim Murphy reviews To An Occupier Burning Holes by Ken Evans (Salt, 2022)

This is a dark book cover (could have guessed really, "Mouth of Shadows" and all that). The image looks like the inside of a cave (think "Lord of the Rings") a light comes from above and throws a circular glow on the floor.

Murderous parrots eat souls

Richie McCaffery reviews Mouth of Shadows by Tim Murphy (SurVision Books, 2022)

A black and white woodcut print. It is abstract in nature, but seems to show glasses, one upturned with a spider in it.

Put me in a drum and bang me

Tim Murphy reviews The Barman by Helen Bowell (Bad Betty Press, 2022)

Some white text on a bright blue background, the text is a small part of the words "Notes from the North".

Bullets, grenade-shards, mortar casings and barricades

Tim Murphy reviews Notes from the North by Suji Kwock Kim (Smith|Doorstop, 2022)