fiction
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang review – the politics of food
When climate disaster strikes and a rolling smog covers the earth, much of the world’s sustenance is lost
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
The Booker longlist has ignored some exceptional books, not least this absorbing debut novel by Rachel Connolly
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
Enright’s eighth novel paints a portrait of an unhappy family with ruthless precision
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson
Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland’s black gold rush
Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen
Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn’t happen
Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece
Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece
The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks
