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Vicky Langan’s residency at Triskel Arts Centre culminates next month with a special concert

In the strange, beguiling novels of mid-century writer Barbara Comyns, girls levitate and ducks swim through drawing rooms, while her own colourful life included a friendship with spy Kim Philby, and her talents were championed by Graham Greene. Might a new biography finally secure her place in the literary canon, asks Jessie Thompson

Spend your 2024 getting lost in very good novels – there are plenty to choose from. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to the year’s unmissable fiction

Kelly Link discusses ghosts, the afterlife, and "nighttime logic" in literature. 

Kelly Link discusses ghosts, the afterlife, and "nighttime logic" in literature.

From candid memoirs to provocative essay collections, 2024’s forthcoming non-fiction is enticing. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to what you need on your reading pile

On finding voice, inspiration, and how to embrace doll collecting

This newly republished 1973 novel about a bookshop owner’s love life is funny, surprising and unpredictable

Publisher Sarah Savitt explains its history and authors Sarah Waters and Lucy Scholes pick their favourites

If you enjoy reading short yet poignant narratives, read on to discover 72 incredible novellas that are essential additions to your reading list!