review – Lauren Beukes

January 18, 2024

The Big Issue Magazine Call Bridge “Speculative Fiction Of The Highest Calibre”

Absolutely honoured to have Doug Johnstone at The Big Issue Magazine say such wonderful things about my new novel Bridge. Unbelievably happy to know that the story does a good job [...]

January 11, 2024

BookPage Call Bridge A “Drugs-And-Rock-And-Roll Version Of Astral Projection”

Ralph Harris at BookPage reviewed Bridge calling it a "drugs-and-rock-and-roll version of astral projection". Thrilled that Harris found himself theorising about what would happen to Bridge, Jo and Dom and that [...]

September 27, 2023

New Scientist Call Bridge “An Essential Entrant Into The Multiverse Genre”

Sally Adee reviewed Bridge for New Scientist, writing an incredibly in-depth piece on how human nature and decision-making feature in my latest book. Adee comments on how those two aspects [...]

June 29, 2023

Bridge Included In The NYT “Fiction To Read This Summer” List

The New York Times have included Bridge, alongside some very exciting upcoming releases, in their list of recommended reading for this summer. Thank you so much Kate Dwyer at NYT [...]

February 13, 2017

Slipping review at Worlds in Ink

Lovely review of my short story collection, Slipping at South African lit blog, Worlds in Ink ! Snip: “Her fiction manages to deal with real issues in unusual and disconcerting ways; Beukes is not […]

November 23, 2016

Slipping: Stories, Essays, and Other Writing – Femalitica

A great new review for my debut collection, Slipping: Stories, Essays, and Other Writing, which is out tomorrow in the USA. You can order on Amazon or via your friendly neighbourhood independent bookstore (USA) […]

November 15, 2016

“A Genuine Sense of Weirdness”: Slipping Review

My debut collection Slipping: Stories, Essays, and Other Writing will be out on the 29th November (you can preorder it from Amazon or find your nearest local US independent bookstore via Indiebound) […]