Reviewed in short

Reviewed in short

Discover the latest short book reviews from the New Statesman, featuring new novels, works of non-fiction, essays and biographies. If you would like to read more in-depth articles, you can explore our sections dedicated to reviews as well as our politics and history books pages.

From Katja Hoyer to Charles Foster: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Why is this Lying Bastard Lying to Me? by Rob Burley and The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan.

By Jeremy Cliffe, Michael Prodger, India Bourke and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From Caleb Azumah Nelson to the artists of Kettle’s Yard: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring a biography of Messalina and a story collection by Shalash the Iraqi.

By Megan Gibson, Rachel Cunliffe, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger

From Fernanda Melchor to Rafael Behr: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring My Father’s Brain by Sandeep Jauhar and The Seaside by Madeleine Bunting.

By Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger, Sophie McBain and Will Lloyd

From Michael Magee to Susan Owens: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Audrey Golden’s oral history of women at Factory Records and A Flat Place by Noreen Masud.

By Michael Prodger, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, India Bourke and Barney Horner

From Max Porter to Xiaolu Guo: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In by Kieran Yates and Uproar by Alice Loxton.

By Christiana Bishop, Michael Prodger, Anoosh Chakelian and Matthew Gilley

From Benjamin Myers to Timothy Garton Ash: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Eve by Claire Horn and A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.

By Emma Haslett, Jeremy Cliffe, Michael Prodger and Matthew Gilley

From Margaret Atwood to Gary Younge: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Life in the Balance by Jim Down and Liliana’s Invincible Summer by Cristina Rivera Garza.

By Samir Jeraj, Anoosh Chakelian, Michael Prodger and Sarah Dawood

From Janet Malcolm to Sebastian Barry: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Deep Down by Imogen West-Knights and Why Women Grow by Alice Vincent.

By Michael Prodger, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, Tom Gatti and Christiana Bishop

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