fiction
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
Catalan poet and author Pol Guasch’s sharp and succinct prose cuts straight to the heart of every thought and emotion
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
Writer and poet Fríða Ísberg chooses five books about governments clamping down on their citizens
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
The German author’s second novel to be translated into English is subtle and evocative writing at its best
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy
Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy
Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
