Stewart's decade in Westminster. This will undoubtedly be the political memoir of the year: rational, intelligent, candid, passionate, angry, open-eyed, honourable.
The repeated confusion of the author's name with that of Naomi Wolf became ever more disturbing as 'Other Naomi' slid deeper into alt-right conspiracy theories during the pandemic. Klein fol... read more
Reminiscent of Süskind's Perfume or Andrew Miller's Ingenious Pain, this is set in C18th France and involves a physical prodigy. In this case, it is his ability to eat... By the author of T... read more
A couple lost their intimacy somewhere along the road of their marriage. Set over a three-week period, away from home, this is a skillful unpicking of connubial and familial dynamics. Krien'... read more
A riso- and letterpress pamphlet on the commons of South London: a belt of green space which used to stretch almost uninterrupted from Bostall Heath in the south-east to Putney and Barnes in... read more
Smuggled out of the Soviet Union in 1982, this novel first appeared in English in 1987 and soon disappeared, to be resurrected thanks to Susan Sontag's enthusiasm for a 'scruffy-looking' cop... read more