"A self-proclaimed post-modern confessionalist poet, his poems gather and distribute so much energy it's like he's a boxer, or a wrestler rather than a writer."

"Petrini knows how to win people over, and he's a writer who translates difficult ideas about biodiversity and sustainability into metaphors that readers can understand right away"

"It fulfills its promise in every way: a bold and balanced analysis of class, led by writer/director Bong Joon Ho, with superlative work from all departments."

"Sometimes I get jealous when I’m reading a great book by a younger writer. But White Tiger is so good I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga."

"She was the best writer of magical children’s fiction of our generation. I don’t know if this is the best of her novels, but it’s my favourite."

"Boy comes to the city to be a great writer; life ensues. A panoramic view of mid-19th-century Paris, with all its literary, erotic and political intrigues."