All the Way to the River: Love, Loss and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert - Refreshing, fascinating and inspiring
The author writes about addiction with an unflinching disregard for the preservation of her own reputation
The Joyce of Everyday Life by Vicki Mahaffey: A persuasive case that his writing is best embraced in a spirit of lively amusement
The American academic succeeds in mitigating the sustained perception that reading Joyce is a challenging, intellectual exercise of great seriousness
Demystifying the path to publication, for free
Helen Cullen explains why Brunel University is offering free online publishing webinars and writing workshops
Audition by Katie Kitamura: This hotly anticipated novel is psychologically chilling
If you are drawn to novels that raise more questions than answers, this one is for you
The Wildelings by Lisa Harding: Hard lessons in obsession, desire, abuse and power
The writer’s third novel will please fans, but on occasion asks the reader to suspend too much disbelief
Universality by Natasha Brown: Enlightenment and entertainment
Latest work from the author of Assembly is part literary thriller and part state-of-the-nation novel
Wild West Village by Lola Kirke: Frank, often darkly comedic accounts of celebrity-adjacent family antics
Memoir reflects on actress and country singer’s unconventional upbringing in New York
Our London Lives: a masterful work full of skilful nuance and profound truth
Christine Dwyer Hickey’s 10th novel charts a tumultuous relationship between two young Irish outsiders struggling to survive in 1970s London
Rare Singles by Benjamin Myers: Like the literary love child of David Nicholls and Nick Hornby
A love story and celebration of the redemptive power of music
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors: Crackling sibling chemistry
Second novel from the author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein focuses on three sisters
Shanghailanders by Juli Min: Love, marriage and familial secrets through the generations
Korean-American author Juli Min’s debut novel is a thoughtful and well-written interrogation of family relationships, but it would benefit from a more conventional timeline
One Girl Began by Kate Murray-Browne: echoes of the past
Author’s second novel conjures up life in east London in 1909 with a pulsing momentum
Two Hours by Alba Arikha: A literary masterpiece
Third novel from author of Major/Minor follows the story of Clara, a 16-year-old Parisienne forced to move to New York
The Best Way to Bury Your Husband: black comedy about the darkness of domestic violence
The author deliberately creates a completely implausible plot that places the focus on the experience of the victim
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller: the true power of storytelling
Playwright has adapted her work into an engaging, thought-provoking novel