fiction
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
