fiction
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
