fiction

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

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

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

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’

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope
fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
novel

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol

Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie
into the mystic

Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
Books

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact
debut novel

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact

Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’
Novel

Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’

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

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

Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’
fiction

Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’

The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon’s novel spans decades and continents
historical fiction

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
recommended

Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason