Past and future killings

Narrative, voice and good novels — not always at the same time

Why is the modern British novel so terribly earnest and irrepressibly juvenile?

From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month

Marjorie Grant’s novel was out of print for over a century

It’s time to appreciate Kingsley Amis — flaws and all

How does a writer become a figure of cultish renown?

We should pay attention to Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth von Arnim

The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse

DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories