-
Featured
-

Gliff by Ali Smith
The world is on fire, but first responder Ali Smith is on hand to instruct us in emergency semiotics.

About
Paraic O’Donnell is a novelist and critic. His most recent novel, The House on Vesper Sands, was a Guardian and Observer book of the year and one of the New York Times‘s Best Books of the Summer for 2021. More…
Recent
-

The Naming of the Birds
It feels like ages since I announced anything, so I thought I’d go crazy and announce two things at once.
-

Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson has some thoughts on the afterlife and the digital age. They’re somewhat peculiar.
-

In Conversation with Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché
I was thrilled to speak to Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché about their extraordinary novel, Prophet. At least, that’s what we were supposed to be talking about.
-

Haven by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue demythologises early Christian Ireland in a flinty tale of hardship and fanaticism.
-

Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey
We’ve seen some unfortunate takes on the Holocaust novel in recent years. Catherine Chidgey offers a rigorous corrective.
-

Lily by Rose tremain
Rose Tremain has produced a period melodrama. It’s not clear that she intended to.
Subscribe
Enter your email below to receive updates.