Jane Gardam obituary
Prolific novelist and short-story writer with a taste for the absurd
Jane Gardam, author of Old Filth and The Hollow Land, dies aged 96
Described by Ian McEwan as ‘a treasure of English contemporary writing’, the Yorkshire-born novelist’s career spanned 50 years
Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley review – a delightfully grounded romance
This irresistible love story braids the personal and the political – from Brexit to who gets to use the spare room as an office
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – troubled minds and family mysteries
The Patrick Melrose author brings his trademark dark wit and flinty compassion to this wide-ranging sequel
Writer Saba Sams: ‘I wanted it to be sexy and really messy’
The Send Nudes author, one of Granta’s pick of the best young British novelists, on young motherhood, feminism and why we need to break the rules around love
Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – all the ideas Trump deems most dangerous
This comedy of manners set among Berlin’s cultural elite is a prescient interrogation of language, identity and power
The Sun Was Electric Light by Rachel Morton review – a clever novel about searching for belonging
A woman who feels disconnected from her life in New York moves to Guatemala to chase a distant memory of happiness in this languid and profound debut
All Fours by Miranda July audiobook review – the frank, sexy novel everyone’s been talking about
The author’s hypnotic reading evokes the desires and existential crisis of a 45-year-old woman on a wild road trip
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – wild, absurd and wickedly funny
This outrageous skewering of the modern dating landscape confronts toxic masculinity and the contradictions of female desire
Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt review – an exquisite tale of first love
The poet’s debut novel is a transcendent portrait of gay desire that pays homage to the English literary tradition
Luminous by Silvia Park review – a major new voice in SF
From humans with robotic body parts to robots with human emotions, a vibrant debut set in a unified Korea examines what it means to be a person
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era
This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriend
Out of the Woods by Gretchen Shirm review – a compelling reflection on bearing witness
For her fourth novel, the former lawyer draws on her experience working as a legal intern in the UN tribunal for former Yugoslavia
Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – ramshackle wanderers in Berlin
Zink’s seventh novel, about a night of conversation and adventure, is full of wit and marvellous writing, but ultimately trails off
In brief: The Homemade God; Mythica; There Are Rivers in the Sky – review
Long-buried truths leave siblings reeling when their father dies; a fascinating reclamation of Homer’s forgotten women; and still waters run deep in a centuries-spanning novel