fiction
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
When an employee loses his daughter at work, nobody recalls her being there. So what is actually real?
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Lockwood is as profound as she is funny in this depiction of the modern mind
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
The reclusive author’s first novel in 12 years finds him as sardonic, elusive and knowing as ever
My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters
My aunt was a nun. Even she read Jilly Cooper’s bonkbusters
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller
Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5 crime novels set in Glasgow, chosen by Novak and Mitchell author Andrew Raymond
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
