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Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
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Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety

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

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
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To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
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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
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
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Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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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
Young Adult

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
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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
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From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure

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A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
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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
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Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
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The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Autumn reads

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights