fiction
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson

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

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
Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
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

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson

Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
