fiction
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
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure
From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit