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Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The author of the Claire DeWitt mystery novels has turned her hand to a deconstructed and metafictional set of nine short stories
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
