From Laura Kay’s nicely written debut to Kitchenly 434 by Alan Warner, a tender narration by Fiona Mozley and Peter Swanson’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 27 March 2021 The Split Laura … Read more
There’s no shortage of advice on how buyers, sellers, renters and landlords can get the best out of the housing market. Conversations about property at dinner parties (remember those?) and programmes like Homes Under The Hammer and Location, Location, Location have made us all experts, or so we think. But are some of our certainties … Read more
From Jess Walter’s rollicking historical novel to A Bright Ray Of Darkness by Ethan Hawke, a wise drama by Kate Russo and Elly Griffiths’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Max Davidson and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and Madeleine Feeny and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, … Read more
From Kerry Andrew’s emotive novel to A Net For Small Fishes by Lucy Jago, an entertaining read by Nick Kent and Mick Herron’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and Rufus Flynn and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 … Read more
From Sally Gardner’s richly spun folk tale to Marley by Jon Clinch and Urs Faes’ contemplative novella, this week’s best new fiction By Madeleine Feeny and Max Davidson and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 The Snow Song Sally Gardner … Read more
The Crown star Emma Corrin has insisted she ‘understands’ calls by the Culture Secretary to include a disclaimer on the newest series. The actress, 25, who starred as Princess Diana in series four of the Netflix drama, insisted the series doesn’t require a warning as fans are aware the drama is ‘very clearly’ a ‘dramatised … Read more
From Douglas Stuart’s Booker Prize debut to Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid and an enchanting novel from Sophie Kirtley, the best fiction of the year By Hephzibah Anderson and Keeba Critchlow Published: 22:00 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 12 December 2020 Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart … Read more
Tory peer Lord Forsyth condemns Netflix for refusing to warn viewers The Crown is fiction Lord Forsyth today waded into the row between Netflix and Oliver Dowden The former cabinet minister said Netflix should be brought to heel by Ofcom Viewers have criticised The Crown’s fourth season for depiction of monarchy By Jack Elsom For … Read more
From Cecily von Ziegesar’s warm novel to The Betrayals by Bridget Collins, a thought-provoking debut by Thomas McMullan and Ruth Ware’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By Hephzibah Anderson and Madeleine Feeny and Anthony Cummins and John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 5 December 2020 Cobble Hill Cecily … Read more
Amid a blizzard of dystopian fiction, Alam’s novel stands out for its eerily languid shift from canny social drama to apocalyptic disaster fiction.