fiction
Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope
Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope
A bunch of misfits are dealing with the disappearance of a friend, and the messy business of being teenagers in Dizz Tate’s original debut
Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
Nicole Flattery’s debut novel puts her teenage misfit protagonist at the heart of the action in the Warhol studios, where she is drawn into his increasingly surreal world
Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie
Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie
The award-winning writer and first-time novelist selects five books that delve into mysticism and the spiritual
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
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
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’
Owlish review: ‘No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire’
Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’
Cursed Bread review: ‘A world of surreal happenings’
The World and All That It Holds review: Aleksandar Hemon’s novel spans decades and continents
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
Top 5 books with odd couples, chosen by Simon Mason
Really Good, Actually review: ‘A much-needed breath of fresh air’
Really Good, Actually review: ‘A much-needed breath of fresh air’
Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport
Kick the Latch review: A unique insight into the secret world of equestrian sport
The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis’s return to form
The Shards review: Bret Easton Ellis’s return to form
Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir
Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir
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
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: ‘Dreamlike and unsettling’
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma review: ‘Dreamlike and unsettling’
A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
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
