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Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
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Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Lippens is undeniably the master of the one-liner and the novel is absolutely littered with them
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
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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
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Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
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Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling

Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage
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Ground by Jadelin Gangbo review – hope for healing amid the wreckage

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Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
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Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
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If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair

A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
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A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story
Family secrets

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
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The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
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That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music

Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we're in
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Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we're in

Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
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Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
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Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
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The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
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Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
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The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
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Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
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Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
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No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

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Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
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Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
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Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story