Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
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Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Gaslight by Femi Kayode
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova is out now (Atlantic Books, £14.99)
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
Bad Taste: Or the Politics of Ugliness by Nathalie Olah
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Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
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The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
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Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores

From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure
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From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure

Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill
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Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
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A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
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Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
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Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
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Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir

The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
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The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
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Autumn reads

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights

Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
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Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang
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Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
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Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast