fiction
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
Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill

Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill
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
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
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

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
