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Doom Painting by AK Blakemore review – a dazzling epic of the Peasants’ Revolt

This recklessly ambitious doorstopper follows the 16 days of England’s medieval uprising from a vast array of viewpoints, and in startlingly rich prose

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

The Manningtree Witches review – Ava Pickett’s gripping follow-up to Tudor hit 1536

The targets of the infamous 17th-century ‘witchfinder general’ narrate a powerful play based on AK Blakemore’s novel

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror review – dark tales with a sting

This collection of macabre stories set across England explores class, hierarchy and the enduring nature of inequality

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

The Glutton by AK Blakemore review – a breathtaking tale of huge hunger

A French peasant with an insatiable appetite lives through revolutionary chaos in a vivid, beautifully written historical novel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

The Glutton by AK Blakemore review – the man who ate everything

Based on the real-life story of a peasant in revolutionary France, this hallucinatory tale is set to be one of the most remarkable novels of the year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Shortlist revealed for £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize

The annual award goes to a first novel written in English and published in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022