©Tom Clohosy Cole
Feb 8, 2013
An ageing American salesman reaches for relevance in an indifferent world. Sam Leith reviews ‘A Hologram for the King’
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Feb 8, 2013
A search for artificial intelligence becomes a journey of self-discovery. George Pendle reviews ‘A Working Theory of Love’, by Scott Hutchins
Feb 8, 2013
An alert debut sees life flourish amid urban grime. Lorien Kite reviews ‘Clay’, by Melissa Harrison
©Edward McGowan
Feb 1, 2013
This literary hit about the writing of a play for a feminist theatre group blurs the lines between fiction and real life. Review by Emily Stokes
Feb 1, 2013
A collection of fine stories. Natalie Whittle reviews ‘Something Like Happy’, by John Burnside
©Simon Pemberton
Jan 25, 2013
An Australian psychological thriller leaves questions hanging. Suzy Hansen reviews ‘The Engagement’, by Chloe Hooper
Jan 25, 2013
A debut novel that borrows from Shakespeare. Hazel Sheffield reviews ‘The Starboard Seak’, by Amber Dermont
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Jan 25, 2013
Sadistic impulses surface in an extraordinary tale of 18th-century medicine. Suzi Feay reviews ‘The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones’, by Jack Wolf
Jan 25, 2013
A sensitive depiction of an artist in mourning. David Evans reviews ‘Intermission’, by Owen Martell
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Jan 18, 2013
Kelly Falconer reviews Chi Zijian’s tale of nomadic lives threatened by politics and change in China