Review
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
Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker’s Marriage makes me feel like part of a Hollywood power couple
Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’

Muse: Will of the People review – ‘Mad, bad, dangerous, and unreasonably good fun’
Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
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
You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city
EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20

All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby

The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
