The Second Pass is an American website 'devoted to reviews, essays, and blog posts about books new and old'. Its reviews section can be found here; among the books reviewed in the last year have been Love and Summer by William Trevor, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, and The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer. John Williams, editor of The Second Pass, has done me the honour of allowing me to walk in the company of real book reviewers by inviting me to review Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler:
Looking after his four-year-old grandson one day, Liam Pennywell explains to him that Noah didn't need a compass because he wasn't going anywhere; he was just trying to stay afloat. Like many of Anne Tyler's characters, Liam - central protagonist in this, her latest novel - is also trying to stay afloat...
The rest of my review is under the link.