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Fiction
Gossip and grief: a timeless tale of family drama in rural Ireland
Irish author Donal Ryan’s novel *Where Are the Kings* follows a 12-year-old boy named Jack as he copes with his mother’s suicide and the fractured…
Secrets and myths in the American west
Téa Obreht’s 2024 novel *Sunrise* interlaces stories from 1902, 2003, and 2024 Wyoming to examine memory, myth, and moral ambiguity in the American West. By…
Popular Fiction Review: A Fatal Love by Louisa Treger
Louisa Treger’s novel *A Fatal Love* dramatizes the life and tragic downfall of Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the UK, focusing on her…
My Only Boy: A Darkly Funny Near-Future Dystopia
Rosa Rankin-Gee’s novel *My Only Boy* depicts a near-future dystopia where climate crisis, economic inequality, and political unrest intertwine through the story of Elle, a…
Haunted houses: Claire Fuller brilliantly blends social realism and gothic horror
Claire Fuller’s novel *Hunger and Thirst* follows Ursula, a young woman scarred by early trauma and the failures of Britain’s 1980s care system, as she…
Boy meets girl: Romance for the terminally online
Jem Calder’s debut novel, *I Want You to Be Happy*, follows the evolving relationship between a young woman and an older man amid the pervasive…
Douglas Stuart’s John of John: A Brooding Tale of Family and Tradition
Douglas Stuart’s third novel, *John of John*, follows a young man named Cal as he grapples with personal freedom and family secrets in a tightly…
Yann Martel’s 'Son of Nobody' blends personal grief with Homeric epic
Canadian author Yann Martel’s new novel *Son of Nobody* follows researcher Harlow Donne as he reconstructs a fictional Homeric epic while grappling with personal tragedy…