fiction

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
military

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 
Fiction

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
fiction

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
Fiction

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China
Fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
Short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention
Books

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’
Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’
Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis
Fiction

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language
Fiction

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Black British fiction

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’
Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’