Service by John Tottenham review – comic confessions of a grumpy bookseller
Working in a bookshop while failing to write a novel, the narrator admits to being a ‘living cliche’ in this bitter black comedy
‘He was just trying to earn a few kopecks’: how newly translated stories reveal Chekhov’s silly side
With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light
‘I knew I was doing something I shouldn’t’: Karl Ove Knausgård on the fallout from My Struggle and the dark side of ambition
The Norwegian author on his autofictional epic, moving to London, and the psychopath at the heart of his new novel
Sophie Hannah: ‘I gave up on Wuthering Heights three times’
The crime writer on actor Frances Farmer’s life-changing story of survival, her favourite self help and discovering Agatha Christie’s alter ego
Liars by Sarah Manguso audiobook review – livid tale of marriage gone awry
Rebecca Lowman narrates a superb, claustrophobia-inducing plunge into a relationship descending from bad to worse
The Hiding Place by Kate Mildenhall review – an edge-of-your-seat thriller that skewers the middle class
A group of friends buy an abandoned mining town in this satisfying crime novel with a satirical twist
Jeeves Again review – new Jeeves and Wooster stories by celebrity fans
This collection of new short stories about Bertie and his valet pays homage to the genius of PG Wodehouse – just in time for Christmas
Marina Lewycka obituary
Award-winning author whose novels, including her debut, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, united comic skills with serious themes
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt review – a formidable debut
An intimate soiree builds to a horrific climax in this visceral novel about a young woman tasked with hosting a meal for her fiance
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a visceral tale of witchcraft
The author of The Employees goes back to 17th-century Denmark for an intensely poetic portrait of everyday sorcery and female solidarity
Memoirs, myths and Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie’s 10 best books – ranked!
As the author publishes a new story collection, we rate the work that made his name – from his dazzling Booker winner to an account of the 2022 attack that nearly killed him
Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – life with borderline personality disorder
A student navigates troubled relationships at age 19 and 25, as he comes to terms with mental health difficulties
Not OK? Booker winner Flesh ignites debate about state of masculinity
Toxic male behaviour of David Szalay’s protagonist reflects real-world concerns about a ‘crisis of masculinity’
His research on autism was compassionate – how could Hans Asperger have collaborated with the Nazis?
The Vienna-based ‘father of neurodiversity’ was ahead of his time in his work but was also implicated in the Third Reich’s crimes. My novel set out to explore these contradictions
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction
Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men