Books
Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices

Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices
Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
‘You’re rewarded for being funny, not being right’: How Oxford Tory ‘chums’ came to run the country

‘You’re rewarded for being funny, not being right’: How Oxford Tory ‘chums’ came to run the country
River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’

Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’
Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude

How I wrote Tides: A novelist’s search for solitude
Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’
Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless

Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War

Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War
How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy

The Imposter by Silvina Ocampo review: A glorious, unexpected joy
The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic

The independent bookshops that launched in a pandemic
Lemn Sissay: ‘It has been a hard journey at times, but it has also been a great one’
