Mahvesh Murad

FICTION: A HAUNTING OF WORDS

Celebrated Native American author Louise Erdrich’s latest novel is a book about books, about history read, written and created in Published 12 Feb, 2023 09:42am

FICTION: SCHIELE AND HIS MUSES

Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele broke a great many rules with his work, particularly propriety ones. Impassioned and Published 23 Oct, 2022 07:16am

FICTION: RAW AND COMPULSIVE

A debut novel, about childhood trauma and how it can change us and continue to shape us as adults, makes for some voyeuristic... Published 05 Dec, 2021 07:01am

FICTION: BEING HUMAN

Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since his Nobel Prize is a meditation on intelligence, loneliness, empathy, faith and, perhaps,... Published 15 Aug, 2021 05:34am

FICTION: TURN UP THE VOLUME

A Booker-shortlist alumnus pens a fun, engaging novel about a fictional band that you can enjoy like a pop song — easy on the ear Published 06 Dec, 2020 08:26am

FICTION: CHOICE DECISIONS

A novel about a society where bodily choices are made for women is set in a strange dystopian world. Or is it? Published 04 Oct, 2020 08:39am

FICTION: PEOPLE LIVING IN GLASS HOTELS...

A Ponzi scheme and the existential anxieties of rudderless, privileged North Americans, propel... Published 17 May, 2020 04:55am

FICTION: THE COLOUR OF THE FUTURE

Multiple sci-fi award-winning author puts out her first collection of short stories that cements her position as a Published 10 Nov, 2019 06:57am

FICTION: THE CURSE OF SLEEPING

A strange sickness spreads through the land in a languorous, well-crafted novel about love and loss, fear and endurance Published 25 Aug, 2019 07:11am

FICTION: ‘A HEARTBEAT DRIVES YOU MAD’

A new novel presents a very believable oral history of a fictional band from the 1970s, with all the sex, drugs, rock Published 16 Jun, 2019 06:38am

FICTION: MORE THAN JUST TEEN LOVE

An incredibly endearing Young Adult novel with a sweet, sad, hopeful heart deals sensitively with Islamophobia and Published 03 Mar, 2019 07:07am

FICTION: THE UNSUBTLE, METAPHORIC EVERYWOMAN

Cecelia Ahern’s collection of short stories has a great deal of whimsy, but is often too predictable and heavy-handed Published 06 Jan, 2019 06:33am

FICTION: STRANGE NEW WORLD

An attempt to explore existentialism, social pressures and the obsession with youth is let down by poor worldbuilding Published 25 Nov, 2018 07:03am

FICTION: THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

Crime fiction writer Megan Abbott’s latest thriller is a novel of astounding economy that is artfully crafted... Published 11 Nov, 2018 08:38am

FICTION: A MERMAID AWAKENS

A feminist retelling of a popular children’s story turns it on its head Published 30 Sep, 2018 06:28am

FICTION: A FEMINIST BEOWULF

A voracious exploration of femininity, suburban malaise, societal pressures and politics Published 09 Sep, 2018 06:55am

FICTION: THE ODYSSEY, RETOLD

Retelling a Greek classic from the viewpoint of a peripheral character is an exploration of femininity, feminism, Published 12 Aug, 2018 07:47am

IN MEMORIAM: THE FEMINIST, THE FANTASIST URSULA LE GUIN (1930-2018)

Ursula Le Guin, high priestess of fantasy fiction and an influence on probably every writer of science fiction and... Published 28 Jan, 2018 07:32am

FICTION: THE MONSTERS WITHIN US

A worthy sequel to a YA novel is heavier and darker than the first Published 08 Oct, 2017 06:38am

FICTION: SOUL SEARCHERS

A song takes on a life of its own, and lays bare the history of cultural appropriation Updated 24 Jul, 2017 03:54pm