Holly Bourne’s new adult fiction novel Pretending was a five-star feminist read for one of our English literature students

Daniel Woods reviews Little Scratch, the debut novel by Rebecca Watson which navigates memory and trauma

Ruby Opalka reflects on Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and discusses sexuality, feminism and desire.

Books Editor Shaheena discusses Arundhati Roy, an Indian author whose fiction shines a light on injustices in her home country

Olivier Assayas’ Paris-set comedy is a charming look at the world of professional writing, but struggles to fully escape cliché, writes Georgina Davidson

Sadé Omeje reviews Tessa Hadley’s latest novel ‘Late In The Day’ .

Gurnaik Johal talks with author and translator, Saskia Vogel, about ‘Permission’, her debut novel about LA’s BDSM community

Robert Boddy reviews Frances Liardet’s We Must Be Brave, a decade-spanning story of an orphaned evacuee and the woman who takes her into her family

Frank Radcliffe-Adams reviews ‘Hold’ a debut novel written by Michael Donkor, an Observer New Face for Fiction 2018, and published by 4th Estate

Get to know the novels in the running for this year’s prestigious fiction award and their authors

Conor McCarthy gives his advice for those looking to get back into book