Mick Felton obituary
Other lives: Publisher and chief executive of Seren with an unwavering commitment to his authors
Where to start with: Claire Keegan
Shortlisted for the Booker, passed among families and picked up by Cillian Murphy for the big screen, the Irish writer’s razor-sharp fiction leaves you wanting more
Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills
The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US
Lost story by Cape Fear author John D MacDonald published for first time
The Accomplice, a noir tale found by Strand editor Andrew Gulli, considers the temptation of a grocery clerk
Sarah Jessica Parker gets a ‘golden ticket’ to the judging panel of 2025 Booker prize
Sex and the City star says it is ‘the thrill of a life’ to be appointed to 2025 panel alongside Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ to pick year’s best novel
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead audiobook review – a dark chapter in America’s past
A pair of boys try to survive the horrors of a US reform school during the segregated 60s in this Pulitzer-winning novel
‘Very generous and utterly terrifying’: novelist Edward Carey on Pinter, puppets and his spell living in a theatre
The author, whose latest gothic novel is inspired by his lifelong love of theatre, on his journey from stage to page – and why his house in Austin is home to a 4ft doll of Madame Tussaud
‘It can feel quite mysterious’: Alan Garner on writing, folklore and experiencing time slips in the Pennines
At 90, the author reflects on his friendship with Alan Turing, quantum realities and how his grandfather inspired his latest book
Eurotrash by Christian Kracht review – blackly comic autofiction
A writer takes his elderly mother on a road trip through the Swiss Alps in an attempt to break with his privileged family’s dysfunctional past
The 25 best Australian books of 2024: Helen Garner, Tim Winton, Nam Le and more
Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best
A Dream of White Horses by Paul Scraton review – images of exile
A photographer sets out to make a ‘personal geography’ of his native Germany in this poetic tale of loss and belonging
James Fleming obituary
Novelist and editor who owned the Book Collector, the magazine founded by his uncle and James Bond creator Ian
Yan F Zhang’s ‘fearsome and memorable’ Fleeting Marrow wins 4thWrite prize
The ‘remarkable’ short story is based on real-life deportations of Chinese seafarers in the UK after the second world war
Sarah Jessica Parker joins judging panel of 2025 Booker prize
Sex and the City star says being asked ‘felt very daunting’, as she signs up to pick the year’s best novel with Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
My Lesbian Novel by Renee Gladman review – an experimental romcom
The American author sets out to write a “feelgood” romance that honours her commitment to language as a charged, living entity