It can be hard to imagine writers writing. Paraphernalia so often gets in the way – Hemmingway and his drinks or Montaigne and his château – but with Wimhurst I can be almost certain a slight wry smile was involved. How else do you write about Buddhist wolves and rabbits who have grown weary of […]

Motherhood is often painted in soft pastels—an endless loop of joy, firsts, and unconditional love. But what about the sharp edges, the unspoken anxieties, and the creeping sense of losing oneself? In her poignant debut novel Baby Teeth, released on 6 February 2025 by Orion Books, Celia Silvani strips away the idealized portrayal of motherhood […]

“The most dangerous kind of fear is the one that feels justified—Celia Silvani’s ‘Baby Teeth’ takes this idea and twists it into a dark, nerve-wracking thriller about modern motherhood, online radicalization, and the fine line between empowerment and coercion.”