Search begins for new writers of colour as 4thWrite prize opens for entries
The curious incident of the author who couldn’t read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog
Book of the day
Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael by Joy Williams review – brilliantly deadpan
July 2024
Irish author Edna O’Brien dies aged 93
After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a century
In brief: Banal Nightmare; Feeding the Monster; Burning Angel and Other Stories – review
Midlife millennial angst abounds in Halle Butler’s sardonic novel, while Anna Bogutskaya bites into our love of horror films, and Lawrence Osborne spans the globe with gripping tales
Book of the day
Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good by Eley Williams review – a freewheeling collection
A fascination with words and symbols provides a unifying theme in this richly ambiguous collection of short stories
June 2024
Book of the day
Hungry for What by María Bastarós review – darkly compelling tales from Spain
Book of the day
My First Book by Honor Levy; Brat: A Ghost Story by Gabriel Smith reviews – audacious darlings of the digital age
May 2024
‘Her stories are life itself’: Yiyun Li on the genius of Alice Munro
‘Reading her stories is like watching a virtuoso pianist perform’: Alice Munro remembered
My First Book by Honor Levy review – extremely online
Five of the best
Five of the best Alice Munro short stories
Alice Munro obituary
A life in quotes: Alice Munro
Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92
The Missing Thread; Table for Two; Cinema Speculation – reviews
Story by Rod Serling, Twilight Zone creator, published after 70 years
Brooklyn’s bard: Paul Auster’s tricksy fiction captivated a generation
April 2024
Greg James apologises for suggestion a glass eye would make Roald Dahl Twit disgusting
Promotional video for a Twits spin-off book by broadcaster and his colleague Chris Smith is criticised by charity for the blind
