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Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill
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
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
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
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
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
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
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
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
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
Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror