fiction
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
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
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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 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
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 
