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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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Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
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
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
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Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
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Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
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
Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
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Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
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
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: 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
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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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