From the Suffolk-born poet’s latest collection, ‘The Face in the Well’
‘Another Man in the Street’ — his 12th novel, and the first for seven years — is a moving study of the vulnerabilities carried and concealed by human beings on their journeys through the world
Caryl Phillips talks about his 12th novel; Turkey’s resurgence and how it is influenced by religion; the technological and political power of Huawei; the woes of Australian flag-carrier Qantas; the perils of making music under Stalin; 17th-century answers to modern-world dilemmas; new novels from Adam Haslett and Richard Price — plus Adam LeBor’s pick of page-turning thrillers
The crime writer’s latest novel features four disparate narratives centred around the collapse of an apartment block in Harlem
The ‘Union Atlantic’ and ‘Imagine Me Gone’ author explores identity and familial bonds in his eagerly awaited new novel
Aria Aber’s Berlin-set debut paints a vivid picture of a life plagued by instability and claustrophobia
David McCloskey cements his place in the top division of spy writers; tradecraft secrets around the world; and arson in the London art world
Forewarned isn’t always forearmed. Is there a better way to consider the future?
The inner life of Toon Tellegen’s very anxious hedgehog delivers a cosy philosophy to an audience of all ages
Set in Ukraine in 2014, Sergei Lebedev’s novel explores continuities of state control and suppression
This spellbinding 1948 tale of ‘dissatisfied women, malicious women and jealous women’ can now be enjoyed by English-speaking readers
A lesser-known work by the 19th-century Russian novelist is enjoying a sales boom driven by TikTok. What’s that all about?
From ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Mrs Dalloway’ to ‘The Trial’: the trailblazing works of that year’s literary gold rush remain vivid and influential today
Pola Oloixarac’s debut novel is an ambitious, if flawed, attempt to process political brutality through philosophy
Augusto Monterroso’s playful tale of a writer in search of a lasting legacy takes aim at the literary establishment
Fog disrupts a film crew trying to record a diver’s deep descent without air — written exclusively for the FT by the acclaimed author of ‘Sisters’ and ‘Everything Under’
From Joyce to 21st-century feminism to a new on-screen reimagining: why this millennia-old poem and its complicated hero continue to inspire
Alejandro Zambra explores the ups and downs of fatherhood in this collection of essays, poems and stories
David Safier’s new crime series grants the former German chancellor a lively post-leadership twilight as a super sleuth
Eva Menasse’s sprawling bestseller, set in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, confronts a nation with its murky past
These cynical domestic horror stories by the Guinness heiress seem to speak to a contemporary mindset
Compiled over more than a decade, the Nobel winner’s notebooks combine memoir with his own colourful paintings
AI could instantly open up a huge range of books in different languages — but fiction really does require that human touch
A mother-and-son road trip is propelled by guilt and unease in Christian Kracht’s hilariously unsettling novel
The American journalist’s fiction debut is a difficult, beautiful tale of coming of age at a 1960s New England boarding school
