John Boyne

The strands of this 700-page novel feel more like a series of loosely-linked narratives than a cohesive whole

Labour supporters the Hughes are caught in a bind when their son switches sides

John Boyne: Carr builds a gripping and claustrophobic read of an incarceration

The debut novel from a writer better known for his poetry is overall a resounding success

Come and Get It reads like the work of a skilled novelist who has lumbered herself with a story that just isn’t very interesting

Though his second novel could have done with more ruthless editing, Hill is a hugely entertaining voice in American fiction

A book of three parts of one day

Though pleasingly erotic in the intensity of its central relationship, this is a book that one might admire rather than love

The writer on his quartet of novellas, Water, Earth, Fire and Air

‘What’s shocking is how many adults knew what was going on but looked away’

An entertaining dissection of the very British obsessions with money, class and scandal

Motherhood is central to this novel about 13-year-old Jamie O’Neill

Book review: Declan O’Rourke displays subtlety in merging story and fact but lacks brevity

John Boyne happily immerses himself in Graeme Macrae Burnet’s tale of a fictional therapist

The author recounts writing around the clock and cutting out every ‘gimmick’