Fact and fiction merge in Burhan Sönmez’s novel about a man out to avenge the wrong done to Kafka.

In Agnes Lidbeck’s debut novel, first published to great acclaim in Sweden in 2017, motherhood is a game with explicit ‘rules’.

Unusual cast members populate Camille Bordas’s first collection of stories, which follows two novels in French and two in English.

From an ode to Ikea to a series of ‘Wikipedia’ sonnets, this selection of Leontia Flynn’s work is both delightfully funny and deeply serious.

Cannibal & the Headhunters’ 1965 hit wasn’t the original version of the track — but an improvised chant brought them fame.

The German finance hub’s local delicacies are well worth exploring, from plant-rich ‘green sauce’ to crown-shaped buttercream cakes via cider galore.

Gen Z is turning to the social media site for short-term lets — but the briefer the fling, the better.

Where to ride the waves and refuel, according to sculptor Holly Bendall.

From BookTok cafés to dating events, from writing workshops to cocktail bars, here are some of the capital’s hotspots for bibliophiles.

From Swedish mystic Hilma af Klint to a triumphant return for Candida Alvarez, these are the essential exhibitions.

The Janeite market is booming in the author’s anniversary year.

The White Review

The London Magazine — Dec/Jan 2024 issue

The Oxonian Review

Anthology: A Personal History of Home (TORCH, 2022).

Harvard Review

Poet Lore — Volume 119 Winter/Spring 2025

Ghost Furniture Catalogue, edited by Bill Herbert and Sophie Herxheimer

The London Magazine

First-prize winner of the AUB International Poetry Prize 2023.

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