1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (368+ 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…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (1032+ words) The premise " Instagram influencer is confronted by pioneer reality " is genius. But does this high-concept debut live up to the hype? Could Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear be the first great tradwife novel? This was my hope: finally, a literary response…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (182+ words) Luke Kennard, Sophie Ratcliffe and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments This is a really good year for new fiction. I don't think anyone writes about contemporary Englishness…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (957+ words) The Guardian Devotions by Lucy Caldwell review " short stories that are frightening, passionate and comforting too The Northern Irish writer explores music and family, memory and duty in this stunning collection of sharply observed tales The stories in Northern Irish…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1135+ words) Vivid, tactile details make Lutz's biography a beautifully textured and convincing read Both Emily Bront" and her only'novel Wuthering Heights have'been called "deranged, "crazed or (especially online, in the wake of the recent film) "unhinged. So it's a relief to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (779+ words) From a disgruntled maid in the 18th century to an Iranian influencer facing snide nationalists, four stories explore what it is to be trapped and longing for more This is surely not how the German Romantic poet and philosopher Friedrich von…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (791+ words) The Guardian The Cage review " an astonishing, deeply moving state-of-the-nation thriller The creator of The Responder's new offering is the tale of two casino employees robbing their workplace. It's a perfectly plotted thriller but it's also so much more than…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (319+ words) The Tale of Kaho, out in July, will be 16th novel by Japanese author who has faced criticism for portrayal of women The Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami will publish his first novel to feature a woman as the main character this…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (228+ words) An imposter monkey, an underworld princess, art's female trailblazers, and YA tales of fear, family and friendship Our World: Nigeria by Bunmi Emenanjo and Diana Ejaita, Barefoot Books, "7. 99 Part of a delightful educational series from a brilliant inclusive publisher, this…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (595+ words) Dual timelines reveal the real reason a mother was forced to leave her daughter in the 80s, in this Nero prize-winning novel inspired by real-life events The debut novel by Claire Lynch, which won the Nero Gold prize for fiction last…...