Brooklyn and beyond: Colm Tóibín’s best books – ranked!
As the Irish author turns 70, we rate his best works of fiction – from his latest, Long Island, to his emotionally wrenching ‘masterpiece’
Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting boys grow up
Three decades on from the author’s breakthrough debut, why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment?
Where authors gossip, geek out and let off steam: 15 of the best literary Substacks
More and more writers are publishing newsletters – but which are worth your time? From Margaret Atwood to Hanif Kureishi, George Saunders to Miranda July, here’s our guide to the best
The Guardian view on The Salt Path scandal: memoirists have a duty to tell the truth
Editorial: In an era of misinformation, trust in publishers is more important than ever.
Where to start with: Elizabeth Strout
A guide to the Pulitzer-winning novelist’s tales of small-town life, family secrets, and fraught relationships
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
Here and Beyond by Hal LaCroix; One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford; I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman; The Reaper by Jackson P Brown
Clare Chambers: ‘Iris Murdoch taught me that a novel could be about absolutely anything’
The author on Anthony Trollope, Andrew Miller, and why she sided with 19th-century coal miners
First jobs, first love and a serve of minimum chips
Our teenage jobs are generally far from glamorous but one of the pleasures of writing a book is the chance to do it all again – only better
Ruins by Amy Taylor review – Euro getaway turns to hell in this addictive, soapy thriller
Over one stinking summer in Athens, a thirtysomething couple open their relationship – with disastrous consequences. It’s no surprise a film adaptation is already in the works
Orbital by Samantha Harvey audiobook review – lyrical, hypnotic reading of otherworldly tale
Sarah Naudi reads the Booker-prize-winning novel about the daily lives of astronauts on the International Space Station
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – a twisted look at the tech workplace
Castillo’s ambitious second novel, set in the worlds of social media and VR, considers labour and storytelling in a world veering right
Leila Aboulela wins PEN Pinter prize for writing on migration and faith
Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as “a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration”
Havoc by Rebecca Wait review – a Saint Trinian’s tragicomedy
A mysterious illness sweeps through an isolated girls’ boarding school, in a work brimming with horror, humour and hysteria
Life Cycle of a Moth by Rowe Irvin review – captivating story of maternal love and male violence
A daughter is brought up isolated from the world in this tender debut novel from an exciting talent
‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail
Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’