One Day I Shall Astonish the World: A moving ode to marriage and friendshipBook review: Nina Stibbe’s writing is full of humorous observations and delightful idiosyncrasyThu Apr 21 2022 - 06:00
Drift: An ode to different culturesBook review: Caryl Lewis’s new novel is an original and timely story about impact of warSat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00
Seven Steeples by Sara Baume: Quitting society and leaving no traceHighly original tale of two misanthropic introverts abandons narrative conventionsWed Apr 06 2022 - 06:00
French Braid: Enjoyable novel but not Anne Tyler’s finestThis engaging read on the knottiness of family ties is full of wisdom nonethelessTue Mar 29 2022 - 06:00
Immediate Family: Compassionate story about family ties that will always bindBook review: A thought-provoking debut novel on adoption from Ashley Nelson LevySat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00
The Voids by Ryan O’Connor: a compassionate, original novelBook review: much of this reads like a surreal picaresque in a destitute part of GlasgowWed Mar 16 2022 - 06:00
The Wonders: a finely observed novel about working-class Spanish heroinesBook review: The money woes of one Spanish family over decadesTue Mar 08 2022 - 06:00
The Instant by Amy Liptrot: Goodbye BerlinBook review: A year in a foreign city brought to life by award-winning Scottish writerFri Mar 04 2022 - 06:00
New Animal by Ella Baxter: strap in for a crazed weekend in the world of BDSMDebut novel has an array of structural flaws but is saved by author’s startling originalityThu Feb 24 2022 - 06:00
The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang: Eat or be eatenBook review: A family restaurant passes through generations with a huge helping of troubleTue Feb 15 2022 - 06:00
The Colony by Audrey Magee: rich in learning but loaded with literary devicesA novel that examines the pillaging of local culture on an island in 1970s IrelandSun Feb 06 2022 - 06:00
Violets by Alex Hyde: Inventive story of motherhood in wartime BritainHyde draws attention to how women’s lives were considered interchangeableSat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness: A vibrant, shapeshifting novelBook review: Claire Vaye Watkins covers subjects from motherhood to Manson FamilyFri Jan 28 2022 - 06:00
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King: A rich and involving collectionBook review: Hope and hard-earned lessons from the author of Writers & LoversFri Jan 21 2022 - 06:00
Tides by Sara Freeman: A beautifully observed debutBook review: One woman’s attempts to retrieve herself after lossTue Jan 11 2022 - 06:00
In Defence of Witches: a rousing feminist argumentBook review: French feminist urges modern women to consider the term ‘witch’Fri Jan 07 2022 - 06:00
Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi: A finely observed coming of age storyA book of disquiet about a young girl who doesn’t speakTue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00
Lily by Rose Tremain: A winter’s tale with nods to DickensBook review: An engaging Victorian morality tale about a real-life foundling hospitalFri Dec 17 2021 - 06:00
The Love Makers by Aifric Campbell: Ethical quandaries of a sex robotUnique novel of big ideas considers advances in technology and where they might take usFri Dec 10 2021 - 06:00
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett: A thank you for the daysBook review: Acclaimed novelist turns her hand to a collection of personal essaysWed Dec 01 2021 - 06:00
The Falling Thread by Adam O’Riordan: a fine tapestry of the pastA debut novel explores a rapidly changing Britain at the turn of the 20th centurySat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00
Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Everyday tragediesBook review: Hilma Wolitzer’s memorable collection culminates with a pandemic storySat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
Harsh Times: Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa brings Guatemala to lifeBook review: This is a compelling fictionalisation of war and revolt in Central AmericaWed Nov 10 2021 - 06:00
Learwife by JR Thorp: A brilliant fleshing-out of King Lear’s forgotten womanVivid reimagining of the queen shows the Shakespearean scholar what they’re missingFri Nov 05 2021 - 06:00
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan: a timely and powerful bookA fresh and sensitive perspective on an awful period in Ireland’s collective historySun Oct 24 2021 - 06:00
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall: a frenzied, devastating novel of a world in flamesA feverish, beautifully observed novel about sickness, love and lossSun Oct 17 2021 - 06:00
Bewilderment by Richard Powers: A call to arms for empathy and actionBook review: Booker shortlisted novel is a damning assessment of the state of the worldWed Sept 29 2021 - 06:00
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: a pacy, rollicking readThe double Pulitzer prize winner’s latest is set in 1960s Harlem’s criminal underworldTue Sept 21 2021 - 06:00
Index, A History of the: Detailed account of the index through the agesDennis Duncan offers thoughtful observations and meticulous research on contentsSat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
The Women of Troy: No country for womenPat Barker’s sequel continues her vivid reimagining of Greek mythologyMon Aug 30 2021 - 06:00
Something New Under the Sun: part eco-horror story, part Californian noirReview: Alexandra Kleeman chills with an original, acerbic novel about a near-future apocalypseFri Aug 27 2021 - 06:00
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner: Like mother, unlike daughterThe musician’s memoir about her fraught relationship with her dying mother is astuteThu Aug 19 2021 - 06:00
Blank Pages and Other Stories: Deft and life-affirming short storiesBook review: Bernard MacLaverty’s skill is finding the benevolence at the heart of human natureThu Aug 12 2021 - 06:00
The Country of Others: Leïla Slimani’s sprawling culture-clash epicBook review: The Franco-Moroccan author is excellent on female subjugation in Arab cultureWed Aug 04 2021 - 06:00
Objects of Desire: A smart and memorable collection on chronicles of lifeBook review: Sharp stories from Clare Sestanovich about young lives turningTue Jul 27 2021 - 06:00
A Passage North: A slow-paced, thoughtful novel about the legacy of warBook review: Anuk Arudpragasam’s novel set in Sri Lanka is a treasure trove of insightThu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00
Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel: Parties and pretentiousness in BerlinToo many aspects of this debut novel about American exchange students lack depthWed Jul 14 2021 - 06:00
The Paper Lantern: Timely and considered account of a country in crisisBook review: Will Burns’s novel highlights inequalities and issues of modern societyMon Jul 05 2021 - 06:00
Long Players by Tom Gatti: A perfect compilationBook review: Eimear McBride, Ali Smith and Sarah Hall are among the 50 authors selected to write about the albums that shaped themThu Jul 01 2021 - 06:00
Sorrow and Bliss: Brilliant rendering of a troubled womanMeg Mason has written one of the best novels of the year so farTue Jun 22 2021 - 06:00
Grown Ups: Sisterly hatred and the shifting parameters of adulthoodMarie Auberton’s novel explores the heartbreak and humour of family relationshipsSat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00
A Shock: A provocative and clever novel filled with surprisesBook review: Keith Ridgway’s interconnecting stories focus on loss and survivalTue Jun 08 2021 - 06:00
Malibu Rising: Fast-paced escapism in high definitionBook review: Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel is set in 1950s and 1980s CaliforniaThu May 27 2021 - 06:00
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Timely and compellingBook review: The bestselling novelist John Green’s first non-fiction book covers a vast and fascinating range of topicsSun May 23 2021 - 06:00
The Rules of Revelation: Violence and verve in modern-day CorkOld hurts and grievances are aired in Lisa McInerney's engaging third novelTue May 18 2021 - 06:00
The Child: A great book inspired by the pram in the hallKjersti A Skomsvold’s compelling account of an artist’s journey to motherhoodFri May 14 2021 - 06:00
The Coming Bad Days by Sarah Bernstein: startling and inventiveSarah Bernstein’s stylish debut novel about the female experience from a writer to watchTue May 04 2021 - 06:00
Seven Necessary Sins: A call to arms for the feminist fight aheadMona Eltahawy’s bracing manifesto on what it means to be a feminist todayThu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00
Early Morning Riser: A comfort blanket of a bookBook review: Katherine Heiny’s feelgood second novel is about love and communityTue Apr 20 2021 - 06:00
I Saw a Dog: An ode to languages and the intricacies of communicationBook review: Alexandra Aikhenvald’s breadth of linguistic knowledge fills this study with fascinating nuggets of informationSat Apr 10 2021 - 06:00
