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 Rachel Kushner to Mark Rowlands: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Stone Circles by Colin Richards and Vicki Cummings and The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective by…

By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey and Megan Gibson

From André Aciman to Vanessa Kisuule: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Four Points of the Compass by Jerry Brotton and The Invention of Good and Evil by Hanno Sauer.

By Michael Prodger, Zuzanna Lachendro, Zoë Huxford and Finn McRedmond

From Robert Bartlett to Donal Ryan: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Sing Like Fish by Amorina Kingdon and Tracks on the Ocean by Sara Caputo.

By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey and George Monaghan

From Andrea di Robilant to Simon Morrison: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Turning to Stone by Marcia Bjornerud and True Love by Paddy Crewe.

By Michael Prodger, Zoë Huxford, Zuzanna Lachendro and Nicholas Harris

From Lore Segal to Steve Tibble: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring The Boundless River by Mathijs Deen and Systemic by Layal Liverpool.

By Michael Prodger, Megan Gibson, Sarah Dawood and Zuzanna Lachendro

From Simon Kuper to Stephen Alford: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Anima: A Wild Pastoral by Kapka Kassabova and Sick of It by Sophie Harman.

By Pippa Bailey, Will Dunn, Michael Prodger and Megan Kenyon

From Neil Jordan to Lara Maiklem: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring The Singularity by Dino Buzzati and The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma.

By Finn McRedmond, Barney Horner, Michael Prodger and Will Dunn

From Simon Lister to Violet Moller: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo and Spycraft by Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman.

By Michael Prodger, George Monaghan, Peter Williams and Pippa Bailey

From Hari Kunzru to Eugene Rogan: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger and Cypria by Alex Christofi.

By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey, Barney Horner and Megan Gibson

From Bridget O’Connor to Grace Blakeley: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring The Performer by Richard Sennett and Cloistered by Catherine Coldstream.

By Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger, Jonny Ball and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From John Berger to Jenny Kleeman: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Power Up by Yasmin Ali and Ghost Pains by Jessica Jezewska Stevens.

By Michael Prodger, Megan Gibson, Sophie McBain and Megan Kenyon

From Marianna Spring to Jason Okundaye: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring a lost memoir by Harry Edward and The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes.

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, Barney Horner, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger

From Lucas Rijneveld to Amitav Ghosh: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Unearthing by Kyo Maclear and Six Stories by Stefan Zweig.

By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Alona Ferber

From Adam Phillips to Kate Manne: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Pity by Andrew McMillan and Breaking Through by Katalin Karikó.

By Sophie McBain, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, Sarah Dawood and Michael Prodger

From Philip Ball to Rachael Allen: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring My Friends by Hisham Matar and Veiled Threat by Nadeine Asbal.

By Michael Prodger, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, Megan Gibson and Barney Horner

From Colin Barrett to Hannah Ritchie: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Deterring Armageddon by Peter Apps and Missing Persons, or My Grandmother's Secrets by Clair Wills.

By Michael Prodger, Pippa Bailey, Tom Gatti and Megan Kenyon

From Bettany Hughes to Aniefiok Ekpoudom: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle and Trapped in History by Nicholas Rankin.

By Michael Prodger, Samir Jeraj, Morgane Llanque and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From Elton John to Wendy Cope: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Tremor by Teju Cole and A Woman I Know by Mary Haverstick.

By Barney Horner, Pippa Bailey, Matthew Gilley and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From Barbra Streisand to Michael Mann: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Peter Cowie’s biography of Ingmar Bergman and Stuffed by Pen Vogler.

By Megan Kenyon, Michael Prodger, Christiana Bishop and Barney Horner

From Paul Auster to Kelly and Zach Weinersmith: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Reckoning by V and Eyeliner by Zahra Hankir.

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