Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)

Old detectives solving new crimes.

Alec Charles, The Conversation

· Sep 22, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Reading Afghanistan as the Taliban take over: Seven books (none of them by Khaled Hosseini)

What fiction, poetry and memoirs from the country can tell us.

Suhasini Patni

· Aug 29, 2021 · 08:30 am

A reader’s guide to the 13 books longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021

The shortlist will be announced on September 14, and the winner of the £50,000 prize, on November 3.

Suhasini Patni

· Aug 01, 2021 · 05:30 pm

A reader’s guide to the six books shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2021

The winners of the 50,000 prize, to be shared equally between writer and translator, will be announced on June 2, 2021.

Suhasini Patni

· May 15, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Eight must-read novels: The enduring contributions of African American women writers

African American women writers have tackled the hard work of representing a diverse spectrum of lived and imagined experiences, including their own.

Nancy Kang, The Conversation

· Feb 15, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Fifteen books with which to travel through nature when journeying out is impossible

These books go around the world both historically and geographically.

Janice Pariat

· Nov 29, 2020 · 12:00 pm

A reader’s quick guide to all 13 novels on the Booker Prize 2020 longlist

Of the 13 writers, nine are women, and eight of the 13 books are debuts.

Suhasini Patni

· Aug 02, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Eight stylish South Asian poets in the diaspora you must read for their striking ideas

They navigate what it means to carry with you your family’s story, habits, preferences and attachments across borders.

Urvashi Bahuguna

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:34 am

Searching for great novels from Australia? Try the Miles Franklin 2020 shortlist

The AUD 60,000-Miles Franklin award goes to the novel judged as being ‘of the highest literary merit’ and which presents ‘Australian life in any of its phases’.

Jen Webb, The Conversation

· Jul 15, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Pandemic reading: Five novels to help us think about the world around us in news ways

Environmental literature does not focus on climate change, apocalypses and dystopia alone.

Ti-han Chang, The Conversation

· Jul 14, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Why we must read 19th-century US books like ‘Little Women’, ‘Leaves of Grass’ to get modern America

Five books that offer a peek into systemic racism and white supremacy before and after the Civil War.

Jillian Spivey Caddell, The Conversation

· May 19, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Lockdown reading: Eight novels from Africa offer reflections on disease, death and isolation

Selections by eight academicians from the continent.

Isabel Hofmeyr, The Conversation

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Aretha Phiri, The Conversation

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Grace Musila, The Conversation

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Manosa Nthunya, The Conversation

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Nedine Moonsamy, The Conversation

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Sam Naidu, The Conversation

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Sarah Nuttall, The Conversation

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Susan Kiguli, The Conversation

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Tom Odhiambo, The Conversation

· May 07, 2020 · 05:30 pm