Book review: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Humour and fast-paced plotting from the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Luminaries Birnam Wood pits a group of guerilla … More

Book review: The Untameable by Guillermo Arriaga, translated by Frank Wynne and Jessie Mendez Sayer

A tale of revenge and redemption from the screenwriter of Amores Perros It is 1960s Mexico City. The parents of … More

My Father’s House is a novel based on a true story (very loosely based, O’Connor emphasises in an author’s note). … More

Charles II has been restored to the throne and Parliament wants revenge on those who signed the death warrant of … More

Julia Lerner is a Russian spy, carefully selected and groomed to be an asset in Silicon Valley. But Julia is … More

Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More