Author interviews, short stories, extracts, features and discussion about books from around the world
"As writers we have a responsibility, sometimes, to make the future seem real.” John Ironmonger
Events
Contact
Submit
About us
Home
INTERVIEWS
FEATURES
Contexts
A writer’s life
Top tens
Tips for writers
Shelf life
Favourite stories
On film
Influences
Writers’ paths
Moments in literature
Picture stories
Poetry
Theatre
Diary
Bookanista recommends
What I’m reading
Fiction
Short stories
Extracts
New voices
Fiction 500
Book to screen
Snazzy Archive
[snazzy-archive]
Get Connected
Book News
The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – the hidden hand of private equity
The best books to read in April: new paperbacks from Katie Kitamura, Benjamin Wood and Mick Herron
Susan Choi and Lily King shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction
The Wonderful World that Almost Was by Andrew Durbin review – the queer artists who shaped New York cool
The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis review – one of the boldest writers at work in English today
Hotel Exile by Jane Rogoyska review – the remarkable story of a wartime institution
Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt review – life after Paul Auster
The Illuminated Man by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan review – an unconventional portrait of JG Ballard
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel review – Life of Pi author discovers a long-lost poem from Troy
How to train your brain to see possibility instead of doom
Subscribe to our newsletter for regular updates