fiction
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
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
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
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
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
If Only by Vigdis Hjorth review – a purging of a volatile affair
A Spring of Love by Celia Dale review – disturbances in suburbia
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
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
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
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
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
