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From murder mysteries to comic novels, Maggie Shipstead, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Nina Stibbe, Paul Murray and other authors choose unputdownable favourites for your summer break

Set in a northern seaside town, this show-stopping second novel is a bravura deconstruction of our voyeuristic love for true crime

Hailed by Granta as one of Britain’s best young novelists, the author of the TikTok sensation Boy Parts talks about her new book, a crime story based on a real-life murder – and why Bret Easton Ellis wouldn’t talk to her

Woolf’s epic and unmatchable record of her life, times and writing process

Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book sales

Cambodia, like many Southeast Asian countries, enjoyed a golden era of popular music during the 1950s and 1960s, when Phnom Penh, known as the "Pearl of the Orient" became an important cultural centre, a breading ground for the meeting of Western rock and pop and Cambodian music. Author Dee Peyok…

A damaged woman turns herself into a wellness influencer in a savvy debut novel relayed from three perspectives

In this ambitious debut about loneliness and online selfhood, a woman transforms herself as she builds up her strength

Editorial: Yes, they are marketing tools – but cataloguing culture says much about the society we live in

In 2013, I was one of the chosen 20. Today, I still question the accolades and gimmickry around making the grade

The latest celebration of emerging literary talent brings thrills, charm and emotional punch to the page. But this new generation have taken an inward turn compared with the more worldly themes of bygone years