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 1 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 5 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 4 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 5 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 1 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 8 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 4 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
The Hard Crowd: Everything is turning to goldBook review: Enthralling collection of essays from the acclaimed novelist Rachel KushnerThu Apr 8 2021 - 06:00
A Lonely Man: How far should you go to write a great novel?Chris Power’s clever debut novel on the sacrifices needed to create good artWed Mar 31 2021 - 06:00
His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie: Not your average old wives’ taleTradition clashes with modernity in a captivating tale of marriage in contemporary GhanaFri Mar 26 2021 - 06:00
Empty Houses: a captivating debut from a writer to watchBrenda Navarro uses dual narratives to explore missing children and dark maternityMon Mar 15 2021 - 06:00
Acts of Desperation: Bracing, poignant and devastatingly accurateBook review: Megan Nolan’s ‘raw’ debut novel of a young woman’s awakeningThu Mar 11 2021 - 06:00
A Good Father: What makes an ordinary man kill his family?Catherine Talbot’s debut novel about familicide in south Co Dublin is compellingFri Mar 5 2021 - 06:00
Here Comes the Miracle: A powerful story of lossBook review: Anna Beecher’s moving debut novel is about a young man diagnosed with a terminal illnessSat Feb 20 2021 - 06:00
The Panic Years: In search of motherhoodBook review: Journalist Nell Frizzell wanted a baby but her bodyclock was a time bombFri Feb 19 2021 - 06:00
The Art of Falling: Engaging debut novel by past master of fictionDanielle McLaughlin cleverly explores inspiration, ownership and betrayal across several narrative strainsSat Feb 6 2021 - 06:00
Open Water: Promising novel on pervasive racism in LondonCaleb Azumah Nelson’s debut novel is strong on race relations but doesn’t quite landMon Feb 1 2021 - 06:00
Luster: Forceful and funny tale of race, gender and desireBook review: Raven Leilani’s debut charts the messy lives of shiny, unhappy peopleMon Jan 25 2021 - 06:00
A Crooked Tree: A colourful, classic coming-of-age taleBook review: Una Mannion’s debut novel is full of quiet surprises and revelationsMon Jan 18 2021 - 06:00
little scratch: Intense, visceral novel pushes the boundariesBook review: Rebecca Watson’s inventive debut makes for a compelling readWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:00
White Ivy: Sharp exploration of privilege in modern AmericaBook review: Captivating debut novel about the dangers of pursuing the American dreamWed Jan 6 2021 - 06:00
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse: Chilling murder mystery set in the Swiss AlpsBook review: When a freak snowstorm leaves a hotel cut off the nightmare scenarios beginFri Dec 25 2020 - 06:00
The best debut fiction of 2020The standout first novels and collections from home and abroad this yearSun Dec 13 2020 - 06:00
Medals and Prizes: Deftly crafted stories filled with dark comedyBook review: Metcalf is an accessible writer whose engaging collection spans a life’s workMon Dec 7 2020 - 06:00
You Exist Too Much: A provocative and insightful debutNovel about young American-Palestinian woman who feels out of place everywhere, even in her own bodyFri Dec 4 2020 - 06:00
Leave the World Behind: Gripped by everyday dreadBook Review: Timely novel about a sudden, cataclysmic event that shocks the worldSat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00