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From Polly Crosby’s promising debut to The Searcher by Tana French, a compelling conclusion by Louis de Bernières and Anne Youngson’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Gardner and Madeleine Feeny and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 7 November 2020 The Illustrated Child … Read more
From Jonathan Coe’s love letter to Billy Wilder to Shelter In Place by David Leavitt, a dystopian novella by Don DeLillo and William Hjortsberg’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Neil Armstrong and Jeffrey Burke and Max Davidson and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 … Read more
From Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s coming-of-age novel to Mr Cadmus by Peter Ackroyd, a gripping story by Phil Klay and Ian Rankin’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Gwendolyn Smith and Anthony Cummins and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and John Williams Published: 22:00 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 24 October 2020 … Read more
Dawn French has defended her decision to write from the perspective of a black character in her latest novel, adding that society shouldn’t be ‘policing fiction’. The comedian and author, 63, released her fourth novel Because of You this week, which features a host of multicultural characters. Appearing on The Andrew Marr show this morning, the … Read more
From Victoria Hislop’s immersive sequel to Reality And Other Stories by John Lanchester, a profound novel by Sigrid Nunez and Stuart Turton’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Madeleine Feeny and Anthony Cummins and Anthony Gardner and John Williams Published: 22:01 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 17 October 2020 One August … Read more
From Roddy Doyle on typically fluent form in Love to Alice Hoffman’s latest and a vivid work by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, this week’s best new fiction By Anthony Cummins and Hephzibah Anderson and Anthony Gardner Published: 22:01 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 10 October 2020 Love Roddy Doyle … Read more
Crime novelist Ian Rankin has topped the bestseller lists for 30 years with stories based around maverick Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, and earns more than £1million from each new novel he writes. Now 60, he spoke to Donna Ferguson from his flat in Edinburgh where he lives with wife Miranda Harvey. His latest book, A … Read more
From Robert Galbraith’s new Strike episode to Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan, a trio of short stories by Curtis Sittenfeld and Rose Tremain’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Gwendolyn Smith and Max Davidson and Eithne Farry Published: 22:01 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 September 2020 Troubled Blood … Read more
From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves … Read more
From Lissa Evans’ vivid tale to Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh and an emotive story by Thomas Keneally, this week’s best new fiction By Anthony Cummins and Gwendolyn Smith and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 5 September 2020 V For Victory Lissa Evans … Read more