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The New York Times critic won a Pulitzer for a reason — he knows better than anyone how to read the US political scene.

The Guardian Review section, home of its books coverage, has closed a year after a shake-up of the Saturday edition was announced. In a After nearly two decades and close to a thousand issues, tomorrow sees the last Guardian Review. And for giving me and my books a platform. I like many others are very sad to see it go. The Guardian will package its Review into a new Saturday magazine as well developing a planned refresh of its online coverage. Topics Children's. Bookshop Heroes.

The guardian review of books

Fervour by Toby Lloyd review — a slow-burn family saga. A dysfunctional Jewish family in north London is the focus for a study of faith and mysticism. Published: 7 Mar Published: 6 Mar Book of the day. Published: 5 Mar Published: 4 Mar Published: 3 Mar Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh review — when a clinch is a crime. Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review — vital story stripped of its stage power. Published: 2 Mar Following an elderly woman who believes the aged care facility she lives in is killing its residents, this novel has a sympathetic narrator but relies on superficial archetypes.

This compelling debut novel follows a young female painter whose ambitions begin to clash with those of her older lover and teacher. Published: PM.

Australian book reviews Weekly reviews of new Australian books from Guardian Australia. Supported by. The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall review — a genre-defying epic. Spanning to , this ambitious novel explores the future of humanity through the lives of a few women, zeroing in on capitalism, AI and violence. Published: PM. West Girls by Laura Elizabeth Woollett review — sexism, schoolgirls and supermodels.

In her follow-up to A Little Life, To Paradise Picador , Hanya Yanagihara split the critics with an epic if inconclusive saga of privilege and suffering in three alternative Americas: a genderqueered late 19th century, the Aids-blasted s, and a totalitarian future degraded by waves of pandemics. I was impressed by its vast canvas and portrayal of individual psychic damage set against seismic historical change. Also asking how we got here is Bournville by Jonathan Coe Viking. This one-of-a-kind book channels a spirit of righteous anger as well as lyrical freedom and joy. Based around a dangerous affair between a young Catholic woman and an older Protestant man, it combines gorgeously direct and acute prose with an incisive eye for social detail. It was a good year for unhappy families. Charlotte Mendelson skewers narcissistic control in The Exhibitionist Mantle , a darkly witty portrait of an artist on the slide who has spent decades squashing the life and creative energies out of his wife and children.

The guardian review of books

Far be it from us to say you saw it here first. The class of includes a writer on an Emmy-winning Netflix show and a book publicist with a year career at the heart of the trade. From the turmoil of same-sex desire in Victorian England to the funny side of getting divorced in your 20s; from the trials of manhood in recession-hit Belfast to a genre-bending coming-of-age saga from Nigeria by way of Norwich: all are among the sundry riches to be found here. Anthony Cummins. We are going through a very difficult time in Nigerian history.

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Often unsettling and sensitive novel follows a thread of emotional repression through three generations of women. Published: 6 May Non-fiction reviews. Meet The Team. A fading rock star and once-famous actor enjoy a reclusive life in an old Scottish manor — until his ex and daughter come to visit. Jobs in Books. The Bookseller Conferences. Graphic novel of the month. Among the Trolls by Marianna Spring review — into the cesspit of online hatred. Published: AM. Published: 20 Jan

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Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review — vital story stripped of its stage power. Following an elderly woman who believes the aged care facility she lives in is killing its residents, this novel has a sympathetic narrator but relies on superficial archetypes. Clear by Carys Davies review — compelling Scots historical drama. Our ability to resist temptation is increasingly shaped by forces beyond our control. The modernist author was born years ago but her writing still feels transgressive — here are some good places to begin. Home News. A fading rock star and once-famous actor enjoy a reclusive life in an old Scottish manor — until his ex and daughter come to visit. Can reading help her find a way forward? Book of the day. Digital Editions. Autobiography and memoir. Charli XCX prankster is latest in a long line of authors to fool the public. Published: 25 Feb The YA Book Prize.