Novels
Reinvention and rediscoveries
An actress turned author, a Kafkaesque fantasy and a 1960s re-release stir the imagination
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
TB or not TB: the literature of consumption
No infectious disease has left its scars on the body of literature like tuberculosis
Tales of helping and helplessness
This selection of new fiction is marked by both novelty and tradition
Male authors: the sun also sets
Give up writing, men – the world will be a happier place when you do
The Critic Books Podcast: Learwife
The first episode of The Critic Books Podcast: in conversation with J. R. Thorp.
The fundamental truths of fiction
Kit Wilson says the slow atrophy of the English novel is contributing to a decline in empathy and the rise of tribalism, trolling and “stay in your lane” identity politics
Satire needs to find new targets
There are still plenty of institutions worth mocking