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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
Catalan poet and author Pol Guasch's sharp and succinct prose cuts straight to the heart of every thought and emotion
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
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Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
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The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
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Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
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The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
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Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
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These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
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Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange
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Top 5 children's books set on islands, selected by children's author Lucy Strange
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
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Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
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Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
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Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
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Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
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Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse
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My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a nightmarish vision of abuse
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
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The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler review – the mammoth risks of playing God with nature
Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy
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Mrs Gulliver by Valerie Martin review – finding agency in a patriarchy
Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
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Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
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Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
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To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
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