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A history of the world via family dynasties; a dark period in early 20th-century America; the double life of John le Carré; the memoirs of U2 singer Bono; a biography of writer Shirley Hazzard; a long overdue translation of a 1944 novel by Marguerite Duras; an Icelandic noir and a call to combat light pollution — plus a round-up of titles on environment and climate change
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir tells an atmospheric and ruminative story of self-discovery, its mood leavened by glimpses of humour
Some of the most compelling novels I’ve read this year tackle demanding themes — but do so with refreshing humour
The English translation of the author’s 1944 novel provides an opportunity to remember her work more generally
Suzi Feay selects her must-read titles
James Lovegrove selects his must-read titles
Adam LeBor selects his must-read titles
James Lovegrove picks the year’s stand-out titles
Barry Forshaw selects his must-read titles
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his must-read titles
Laura Battle selects her must-read titles
Anthony Quinn’s novel follows three families across three centuries, with a painting as the focal point of their worlds
An oppressive dystopia set in Korea that reflects real-world problems
The author’s latest novel revisits familiar territory, but its reliance on caricature is at odds with more serious themes
The crushing of dissent that is the theme of Liliana Corobca’s fine new novel has a chilling resonance today
The familiar tropes of the historical romance are made new in this 19th-century fantasy
A tale full of magic realism, melancholy and disconnectedness charts a piano teacher’s unfulfilled ambitions
These author-illustrator collaborations are evolving the canon of classics
Sixteen years after The Road, the arrival of two new novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris, marks a major literary event
The changing face of postwar Britain is brilliantly captured in a new novel
These fast-paced page-turners take in alternate history, a bullet in the head and terrors in Tokyo
Derek Owusu uses a potent mix of poetry and prose to convey the disorienting experience of being an immigrant
The Argentine writer crafts dread out of ostensibly banal situations — and her stories are all the more frightening for it
Plot is forgotten as the Booker-winning author revels in language and revisits the world of ‘The Infinities’
From tongue-in-cheek terror to supernatural stalkers and mythical monsters, there are plenty of scares this Halloween
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