Glory — NoViolet Bulawayo’s Orwellian allegory of dictatorshipLike ‘Animal Farm’, the Zimbabwean author’s second novel plays with language to weave a timely fable about truth and tyrannyOh William! by Elizabeth Strout — mysteries of marriageThe third Lucy Barton novel adds another satisfying piece to the character’s complex jigsawSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan — kindness enduresThis story set in small-town Ireland offers a view of a conflicted society through the eyes of a faithful fatherThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida — the living deadShehan Karunatilaka’s epic novel is a powerful evocation of Sri Lanka’s dark and brutal pastTreacle Walker by Alan Garner — steps out of time The Booker-shortlisted novel merges quantum physics and mythology in a moving story of healing and wonderThe Trees — racism and America’s legacy of lynching Percival Everett’s 22nd novel proceeds from two grisly race-related murders to dig deep into the roots of white supremacism
Glory — NoViolet Bulawayo’s Orwellian allegory of dictatorshipLike ‘Animal Farm’, the Zimbabwean author’s second novel plays with language to weave a timely fable about truth and tyrannyOh William! by Elizabeth Strout — mysteries of marriageThe third Lucy Barton novel adds another satisfying piece to the character’s complex jigsawSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan — kindness enduresThis story set in small-town Ireland offers a view of a conflicted society through the eyes of a faithful fatherThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida — the living deadShehan Karunatilaka’s epic novel is a powerful evocation of Sri Lanka’s dark and brutal pastTreacle Walker by Alan Garner — steps out of time The Booker-shortlisted novel merges quantum physics and mythology in a moving story of healing and wonderThe Trees — racism and America’s legacy of lynching Percival Everett’s 22nd novel proceeds from two grisly race-related murders to dig deep into the roots of white supremacism