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The fraught future of farming; two diagnoses for the NHS; crypto, cash and the dangers of going contactless; an illustrated history of interwar English art; Sadie Jones pokes fun at a middle-class rural retreat; a quirky history of weights and measures — plus Suzi Feay’s round-up of the best in debut fiction
Yoko Tawada’s cast of characters travel in a reconstructed world that is packed with comical linguistic glitches
‘I have a weakness for such authors because they trust that inspiration is a bottomless well, and are fearless about putting their work out there’
From Philip Larkin’s bleak bedsits to Henry James’s ‘slippery’ armchair, rooms and furniture hold surprising insights
Set during the pandemic, this thoughtful novel offers an inquisition into an ecosystem of change and renewal
A group of idealistic city dwellers seek a better life in Sadie Jones’s send-up of countryside communal living
Tales of a sheltered academic; observations on life; a notorious scandal; murder, redemption; and toxic relationships
James Lovegrove selects his best mid-year reads
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his best mid-year reads
Suzi Feay selects her best mid-year reads
Barry Forshaw selects his best mid-year reads
Adam LeBor selects his best mid-year reads
Laura Battle selects her best mid-year reads
From married boyfriends to fractured mother-daughter relationships and perfect desserts, this gripping short-story collection offers an arresting view on the inner lives of black women
Discrimination and suffering are explored in this novel about a couple who bond over a 19th-century portrait of a famous US racehorse
Lisa Taddeo’s collection of short stories probes the pain and pitfalls of female sex lives and modern dating
Outback noir from Hayley Scrivenor; Tim Weaver’s widowed sleuth returns; an ingenious narrative from Victoria Selman and a prime slice of Scandicrime by Helene Flood
Mieko Kawakami’s third novel to appear in English challenges the expectations and social strictures that weigh on women
France’s colonial legacies and racial prejudices are explored in this entertaining and informative satire
A story of friends and rivals aims to capture the beauty of basketball — but ultimately proves off-target
Iman Vellani charms as teenager Kamala Khan in an adventure story as much about heritage as battling evil
The American novelist switches her talents to a feudal fantasy that mixes sexual fixations with lyrical evocations
The ‘Freshwater’ author turns the genre on its head with a disruptive story of love, loss and seismic attraction
Atticus Lish’s second novel is visceral and ingenious, but his characters can be as repulsive as they are impressive
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