fiction
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
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell

Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
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
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
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

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
