fiction

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world
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Fiction

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world

Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece
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Fiction

Termush review: A rediscovered dystopian masterpiece

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future
Illustration of sciency things
military

The governments who called on sci-fi writers to predict the future

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
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Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 
Fiction

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
fiction

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
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Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
Titanium Noir
Fiction

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China
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Fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
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Short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies

Patricia Wants to Cuddle review: Spine-tingling moments of mystery
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Fiction

Patricia Wants to Cuddle review: Spine-tingling moments of mystery

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention
The Imposters
Books

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
Sleepwalk
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'
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Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: 'A dreamy and promising debut'

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'
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Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: 'A stroke of genius'

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis
Barbed wire heart
Fiction

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Shy by Max Porter
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter's spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language
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Fiction

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
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Black British fiction

I couldn't find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
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review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured