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The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review – the laureate of bad relationships
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1238+ words) The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review " the laureate of bad relationships'The Guardian The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley review " the laureate of bad relationships Riley has always skewered cruelty with shattering exactitude. What's new in this story of two…...
A feud ‘straight out of Succession’, a rental thriller and an ‘absolute ripper’: the best Australian books out in April
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (345+ words) Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured " or can't wait to get their hands on Fiction, 4th Estate, $34.99 In his fourth novel, Steve Toltz " Booker-shortlisted for A Fraction Of The Whole " offers an ode…...
Private Lives review – Noël Coward’s queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (611+ words) Private Lives review " No'l Coward's queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite'The Guardian Private Lives review " No'l Coward's queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterSparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre's revival " but the cut and…...
‘Hope, insight and burning humanity’: 2026 International Booker prize shortlist announced
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (496+ words) The six finalists include Marie NDiaye and Y'ng Shu'ng-z" alongside Daniel Kehlmann's second nomination for the "50,000 prize Daniel Kehlmann, Marie NDiaye and Y'ng Shu'ng-z" are among the six authors shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker prize, as the award marks its…...
A Rebel and a Traitor by Rory Carroll review – the extraordinary story of Roger Casement
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (454+ words) A journalist tells the improbable tale of a British diplomat who worked to free Ireland " and paid the ultimate price Roger Casement had a life that defies categorisation: an imperial administrator who exposed imperial atrocities; a one-time diplomat for the…...
Transcription by Ben Lerner review – a stunning exploration of technology and storytelling
4+ day, 44+ min ago (1225+ words) Transcription by Ben Lerner review " a stunning exploration of technology and storytelling'theguardian.com Transcription by Ben Lerner review " a stunning exploration of technology and storytelling Ranging from quantum mechanics to eating disorders to the nature of fiction, this is a…...
Lázár by Nelio Biedermann review – a Hungarian epic from a 22-year-old author
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (262+ words) The fortunes of a single family are entwined with the turmoil of the 20th century in this ambitious, gothic-inflected debut Successive generations of the L'z'r family live through all this turmoil over the course of the book. We follow Sandor and…...
‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (293+ words) As her dark debut about a tradwife who wakes up in the past is made into a film by Anne Hathaway, the novelist explores the sinister truth behind the barefoot influencers Gingham dresses, linen aprons; toddlers smiling toothily out from…...
‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (1729+ words) As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him a voice "May I say that'I'm very'glad'to…...
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (440+ words) Musical inspiration from Corinne Bailey Rae; danger in a magical academy; the adventures of an otter pup; a YA queer gothic fantasy, and more The Bear and the Seed by Poonam Mistry, Templar, "12.99When Bear's glorious forest disappears, he finds hope…...