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 Rochelle Gurstein to Philippa Found: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Pub by Philip Howell and Runaway Horses by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini.

By Michael Prodger, Finn McRedmond and Pippa Bailey

From Andrew Michael Hurley to Johanna Ekström: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog by Chris Pearson and Untold Lessons by Maddalena Vaglio Tanet.

By Michael Prodger, Megan Kenyon and Zuzanna Lachendro

From Jonathan Coe to Joan Smith: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Eurotrash by Christian Kracht and Every Valley by Charles King.

By Michael Prodger, Zuzanna Lachendro, Rachel Cunliffe and Zoë Huxford

From Simon Jenkins to Tessa Hadley: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Patria: Lost Countries of South America by Laurence Blair and What Nails It by Greil Marcus.

By Michael Prodger, George Monaghan, Zuzanna Lachendro and Zoë Huxford

From Miriam Gold to Bendor Grosvenor: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark and Recognising the Stranger by Isabella Hammad.

By Michael Prodger, Tom Gatti and Megan Gibson

From Robert McCrum to Adrian Tinniswood: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Taking the Lead by John Crace and The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr.

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, Barney Horner, Zuzanna Lachendro and Nicholas Harris

From Lauren Elkin to Elizabeth Strout: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Immaculate Forms by Helen King and Augustus the Strong by Tim Blanning.

By Pippa Bailey, George Monaghan, Michael Prodger and Finn McRedmond

From Carol Woolton to Sonia Purnell: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Red Threads by Henry Bell and The Story of Nature by Jeremy Mynott.

By Michael Prodger, Zuzanna Lachendro, Megan Kenyon and Barney Horner

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

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