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Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer review – diminishing returns
The sequel to the US author’s 2018 Pulitzer-winning novel misses the satirical mark far more times than it scores a hit
Johanna Thomas-Corr
18, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell review – the doomed duchess
The Hamnet author has found her sweet spot in stories of 16th-century women – but this promising narrative isn’t as gripping as it should be
Johanna Thomas-Corr
28, Aug, 2022 @8:00 AM
Sandra Newman: ‘Do I want men to go away? No’
The American author on feminist utopias, surviving the apocalypse and who is really responsible for the scourge of electric bikes on the pavement
Johanna Thomas-Corr
21, May, 2022 @5:00 PM
Lacuna by Fiona Snyckers review – a heavy-handed response to JM Coetzee’s Disgrace
This muddled feminist reworking of Coetzee’s celebrated novel fails to grasp his book’s ambiguities
Johanna Thomas-Corr
17, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates review – a compelling insight into gender injustice
This clear-sighted page-turner explores systematic prejudice against women across all aspects of life – not least when it comes to male violence
Johanna Thomas-Corr
03, May, 2022 @7:30 AM
Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso review – a masterclass in unease
The American writer’s first novel applies her spare, elliptical style to a creepy coming-of-age tale set in Massachusetts
Johanna Thomas-Corr
26, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
In the Margins by Elena Ferrante review – a window into the writer’s world
Four essays by the author of the Neapolitan Quartet reveal her struggles while developing her literary voice
Johanna Thomas-Corr
20, Mar, 2022 @9:00 AM
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza review – Bolaño-esque art mystery
The Argentinian writer follows up her thrilling debut, Optic Nerve, with a truth-twisting tale of forgery
Johanna Thomas-Corr
01, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM
Lauren Groff: ‘I often get very lonely because my job is very lonely’
The author of Fates and Furies on being endorsed by Barack Obama, the climate crisis and discovering medieval humour for a new novel about 12th-century poet Marie de France
Johanna Thomas-Corr
11, Sep, 2021 @5:00 PM
Something Out of Place by Eimear McBride review – a howl of despair hard to put into words
The novelist adds her voice to the growing trend for feminist essays with a variable collection of thoughts on the endless shaming of women through their bodies
Johanna Thomas-Corr
15, Aug, 2021 @6:00 AM
Leïla Slimani: ‘I think I’m always writing about women, domination, violence’
The French-Moroccan author on why she writes, the complexity of identity, and the first book of a trilogy based on her family history
Johanna Thomas-Corr
24, Jul, 2021 @5:00 PM
How women conquered the world of fiction
From Sally Rooney to Raven Leilani, female novelists have captured the literary zeitgeist. But is this cultural shift something to celebrate or rectify?
Johanna Thomas-Corr
16, May, 2021 @6:00 AM
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