Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox review – a cosy state-of-the-nation yarn
This deeply comforting tale of record collecting, magical creatures and a lovingly knitted cardigan rambles across England
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan review – the limits of liberalism
A century from now, a literature scholar pieces together a picture of our times in a novel that quietly compels us to consider the moral consequences of global catastrophe
Air miles be damned. I say the best way to find out about the joy and complexity of our world is through novels
As I read 200 books from different regions, I gained a clarity news reports seldom give, says journalist and author Pushpinder Khaneka
Post your questions for Richard Osman and Mick Herron
The bestselling authors of The Thursday Murder Club and the Slough House series will take on your questions
From shocking short stories to a talking foetus: Ian McEwan’s 10 best books – ranked!
As the author’s future-set novel, What We Can Know, hits shelves, we assess his top 10 works – from chilling short stories to Booker prize-winning satire
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad review – a delicious follow-up to Bunny
Scabrous satire drives this camp, goofy sequel about a cabal of writing students at an Ivy league university – its hot-boyfriend golems are adorable
Tinseltown takeover: how Harry Potter fanfic has evolved into Hollywood’s hottest property
What once seemed a pretty fringe subculture of hobbyists riffing on stories that got them privately hot is now bringing mainstream cinema to a rolling boil
Rosalyn Drexler obituary
Artist, novelist, playwright and wrestler whose pop art collages dealt with gender violence and racism
‘I’ve seen so many people go down rabbit holes’: Patricia Lockwood on losing touch with reality
The Priestdaddy author on quitting social media, Maga conspiracies and how her second novel grew out of a period of post-Covid mania
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
The Naked Light by Bridget Collins; Exiles by Mason Coile; Alchemised by SenLinYu; Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei; Big Time by Jordan Prosser
Desolation by Hossein Asgari review – an accomplished exploration of love, truth and the cruelty of fate
A storyteller who lies in service of truth meets a writer who doesn’t believe in true stories in this sophomore work set in Adelaide and post-revolutionary Iran
No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes review – a thrilling take on the Golden Fleece myth
Medea tells her side of the story in a reimagining of the ancient Greek stories that puts women centre stage
‘It was a fair shot’: Anna Wintour belatedly gives her verdict on The Devil Wears Prada
The formidable Vogue boss said Meryl Streep’s subtle performance as a fictional fashion editor ‘had a lot of wit’ – adding that she attended the premiere wearing Prada without knowing its theme
A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna review – a woman’s ambitions in Pakistan
This novel fizzes with energy as it follows the parallel lives of two siblings and exposes the crushing divides of gender and class
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown review – weapons-grade nonsense from beginning to end
Code-breaking hero Robert Langdon is back for another conspiracy thriller, featuring underground laboratories and new thoughts on the nature of consciousness