One of six debuts on the Bailey’s Prize long list, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon is set over the course of three hours in Mir Ali, a small town in Pakistan, … [Read more...]

Deborah Kay Davies’ first novel, True Things About Me, saw its author selected as one of twelve best new British novelists by the BBC’s Culture show, and was … [Read more...]

Hannah Kent discovered the story of Agnes Magnusdottir, the last woman to be executed for murder in Iceland, during a year as an exchange student, and Burial … [Read more...]

Anna Quindlen is a name new to me, but I seem to have come a little late to the party. Still Life with Breadcrumbs is Quindlen’s seventh novel; she’s been … [Read more...]

The popularity of the Second World War as a subject for a novel shows no signs of waning. Alison Macleod’s Unexploded was longlisted for the Man Booker last … [Read more...]