fiction
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’

Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’
The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon’s novel spans decades and continents

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon’s novel spans decades and continents
Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason
Really Good, Actually review: ‘A much-needed breath of fresh air’

Really Good, Actually review: ‘A much-needed breath of fresh air’
Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport

Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport
Love, Leda review: a glimpse into pre-legalisation gay life in 1960s London

Love, Leda review: a glimpse into pre-legalisation gay life in 1960s London
The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis’s return to form

The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis’s return to form
The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling

The Moose Paradox: Toys, trouble and top storytelling
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham: Utterly alive

Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James Hannaham: Utterly alive
1000 Coils of Fear by Olivia Wenzel: Is a novel the best format for this story?

1000 Coils of Fear by Olivia Wenzel: Is a novel the best format for this story?
Identitti review: A highly original take on the perils of idolising your heroes

Identitti review: A highly original take on the perils of idolising your heroes
Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages

Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages
The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds

The Book Of The Most Precious Substance review: Glorious supernatural weirdness abounds
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: ‘Deliciously good’

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review: ‘Deliciously good’
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: ‘Dreamlike and unsettling’

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: ‘Dreamlike and unsettling’
Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen

Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
