Entitlement by Rumaan Alam review – the American dream gone wrong
A woman is beguiled by wealth while her billionaire employer aims to give his fortune away, in a propulsive exploration of money and race
Nadia Davids wins Caine short story prize for ‘triumph of language’ Bridling
The South African author’s work was described as ‘an impressive achievement’ by chair of judges Chika Unigwe
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier review – time-skipping Venetian tour de force
A bead maker barely ages in 500 years in a subtle novel that wrestles with historic events while showing how much remains unchanged
Charlotte Wood on the Booker prize: ‘The global attention is like nothing I’ve seen’
The author is the first Australian to be shortlisted for the $98,000 prize since Richard Flanagan won in 2014
Intrigue, desire … and awful landlords: why queer authors are suddenly writing about houses
A settled domestic life can seem like a pipe dream for some LGBTQ+ writers, especially in the midst of a housing crisis. Yet novelists such as Booker nominated Yael van der Wouden are finding that inspiration begins at home
Each of the six Booker novels does something unique
As the Guardian’s fiction editor, I’ve been writing about the Booker prize for years. Now, as a judge, I’ve seen behind the curtain
Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner make the 2024 Booker prize shortlist
The six finalists include five books by women – the highest number of female writers shortlisted in the prize’s 55-year history
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – a spy story to rival Restless
A celebrated travel writer is drawn into a labyrinth of secrets and betrayals by MI6, while battling his childhood trauma, in a masterly tale set in the early 60s
The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao review – illuminating tale of love and morals
Longlisted for a fiction prize in the US, this superbly crafted debut novel explores family ties and forbidden friendships in post-independence India
In brief: Small Bomb at Dimperley; The Revelation of Ireland 1995-2020; The Story of Art Without Men – review
A well-structured postwar romance; a fascinating Irish history; and saluting female artists painted into the margins
Virginie Despentes: ‘I wasn’t writing Baise-Moi from a very good place’
The French author of the rape-revenge story on drug addiction, her debt to Charles Bukowski and her new #MeToo book set in publishing
From a new Murakami to a memoir by Cher: the best books of the autumn
Cosy crime, eco-thrillers, political memoirs, YA fantasy: there’s something for everyone in our pick of the books to look out for in the months ahead
‘I wanted to write a suburban Reacher’: Richard Osman talks to Lee Child about class, success and the secret to great crime writing
The two hugely successful authors who both started in TV discuss writing as a second career, natural justice – and what they really think of literary fiction
Sally Rooney: ‘Falling in love when I was very young transformed my life’
Sally Rooney on romance, writing about sex, the Normal People phenomenon and her new novel, Intermezzo
My Friends by Hisham Matar audiobook review – life in exile
Three Libyan friends navigate life in London, separated from their families, in a meditative book steeped in the author’s own experience