Review: Water Music by Christine Balint

A delicate novella about the production of art.

Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

An extraordinarily bleak depiction of incarceration.

Review: The Rise And Reign Of The Mammals by Steve Brusatte

A lively history of our mammal kin.

Review: The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (translated by Michael Glenny)

A devilish romp through Soviet literary society.

Review: Against Disappearance (edited by Leah Jing McIntosh and Adolfo Aranjuez)

A challenging, demanding and exciting collection of nonfiction.

Review: Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au

A fine and exquisite novella about our most intimate relationships.

Review: Wild Souls by Emma Marris

An incisive investigation into our relationship with wild animals.

Review: Losing Face by George Haddad

A comin-of-age that troubles long after the final sentence.

Review: Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki

A stunning reimagining of the archives to reveal the people within them.

Review: March by Geraldine Brooks

A novel that fills in a literary absence – and opens others.