I’m talking about ‘The Library at Mount Char’. I finished it yesterday, and I’m still in awe. It might be my favourite novel I’ve ever read… like EVER. It’s so weird, so captivating, so imaginative, so wickedly funny, but also frickin DARK at times. The dialogue is very Tarantino-esque, and the writing overall feels very cinematic. Every chapter I was like: no way he can top this scene (I’m looking at you ‘The Luckiest Chicken in the World’ chapter) and then he just cranks everything up a notch and leaves you gasping for more.

I read this poignant review somewhere else on Reddit, and I have to share it because it kinda goes hard: “The Library at Mount Char is the book Gaiman wishes he could write”.

I’m so excited for Hawkins’ next book, Blacktail, which is set for release in September 2026.