fiction
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

Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill

Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
