Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben
The Oscar-winning actor and author of the Myron Bolitar series have been ‘writing pages over many months’ together to create a thriller to be published next year
Tim Winton: ‘I lived in the worst possible space for seven years. It knocks some paint off you, I can tell you’
After years of wrestling with difficult subject matter in secrecy, the Australian novelist talks about the grim future he has imagined for his latest novel, and how it can be avoided
All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – biting humour
This keenly observed debut brilliantly captures the internal monologue of a misanthrope, in a portrait of intellectual melancholia
The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgård review – a visionary epic
Book three in the Norwegian novelist’s Morning Star series takes in devils, black metal and revelation, and provides a masterclass in what fiction can offer
Ross Raisin’s Ghost Kitchen wins 2024 BBC national short story award with dark gig economy tale – read it here
Raisin takes £15,000 prize with ‘a brilliantly rendered glimpse into life in the edge-lands’
Crime and thrillers of the month – review
A black girl goes missing in Attica Locke’s latest, brutal murder is all the rage across the US – and Londoners aren’t welcome in rural Wales
Elias Khoury obituary
Lebanese novelist best known for his 1998 book Gate of the Sun, which he said was an act of love for the Palestinian people
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – one for the ages
Key moments in an actor’s life over seven decades are illuminated with skill and quiet power in this languid and stately novel
Playground by Richard Powers review – an electrifyingly beautiful tale of tech and the ocean
The wonders of oceanic life shine through in a magical book that is at once Anthropocene novel, disquieting AI thriller, postcolonial allegory and a portrait of friendship
Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey review – emotionally engaging city saga
A complex relationship unfolding over half a century is at the heart of the elegant and largely successful ninth novel by the Irish novelist
The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr review – a masterly tale of African refugees in rural Sicily
The multilayered second novel by the Senegal-born author is a powerful plea for compassion in the face of hatred
In brief: A Piece of Work; The Mighty Red; Jerusalem – review
Simon Russell Beale’s memoir favours Shakespearean insight over showbiz gossip; a love triangle continues Louise Erdrich’s literary winning streak; and a new edition brings the holy city’s epic history up to date
Stuart Murdoch: ‘I feel like this book will be the Trainspotting of ME’
The Belle and Sebastian musician on his new novel, inspired by his years of illness, choirs and his love of Victorian authors
On my radar: Daisy Johnson’s cultural highlights
The trailblazing novelist on the joys of coastal bakeries, writers’ habits and an online boat-tracking map
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson
The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance