"This story about homelessness is truthful and compelling, and Duffy has a talent for imparting serious ideas entertainingly..."

"Mian’s gentle mixing of humour and Muslim tradition ... is fresh and necessary...."

"a heartfelt story to snuggle into..."

"Fans of Kate Dicamillo will particularly love this ..."

"Harrison’s fully imagined world has conviction, and the perils of this story are lightened by the warmthand spirit of its characters..."

"Strap on your spacesuits and prepare for narrative G-force! ..."

"hopeful, magical, and beautifully told..."

"part of a commendable campaign to introduce reluctant readers to the classics...."

"a deceptively dense adventure that will appeal to readers well into their teens..."

"Michael Rosen does not mollycoddle his readers...."

"this book by the comedian Kate Weston will make you laugh out loud..."

"This twisted gothic novel is a winner..."

"an exotic journey with a feelgood ending..."

"don’t let excuses stop you from getting stuck into this thrilling new detective series..."

"Welford is a remarkably entertaining storyteller. ..."

"Teen genre fiction can so easily be awash with cliches and stereotypes, and she manages to disrupt them...."

"This is a story with characters who catch you up and carry you through their trials and triumphs..."

"Pullman is a consummate and gifted storyteller and his narrative skill and linguistic dexterity are on full display here..."

"A tale of high-speed bunnies is a wild ride..."

"The book is proof that humour and clarity require sophisticated skill..."

"full of ... casual brilliance and beauty..."

"Marie Kondo’s Kiki & Jax introduces the young reader to a somewhat more privileged adult concern: the art of decluttering..."

"Jeffers conveys the environmental urgency, without giving them nightmares, through beautiful artwork and a sweet, spare story...."

"the themes are universal and the twists offer surprises for all..."

"An Artemis Fowl spin-off is a hit..."

" I didn't read this in time to feature the hardback last spring, so I am very glad to recommend this absolute gem in paperback...."

"This is a terrific debut of strange myths and dark secrets, fierce loyalties and ruthless villains..."

"Gloriously silly, there are lots of things to spot in the vivid, detailed pictures, and there is a sweet take-away message about what's really important in life...."

"Lively storytelling blends fairy tale and a romanticised history..."

"This accomplished storyteller ... makes every line work so hard each paragraph positively glows...."

"This monster story is a muddle..."

"her worlds are navigated by characters who stay human to the marrow – flawed, cowardly, doubtful, determined, unprincipled and brave..."

"This imaginative novel, bringing together magic ... a suspenseful challenge and a vivid backstage world of intrigue and romance is original and rich..."

"Translated from the Swedish by Sarah Death with all the fun, dash and grace they need, these letters bear witness to a busily fulfilled — but never unexamined — life..."

" A bold, arresting first book..."

"brimming with empathy as well as indignation, this novel engagingly extends Adiga’s fictional concern with deprivation and injustice..."

"witty and really rather brilliant — Enright, then, in a nutshell..."

" It is a treatise and a howl of anger dressed up in novel form..."

"Low is a novel that sounds more interesting than it really is...."

"Highfire is deliciously funny at times. In a sea of forgettable modern fantasy titles, it offers moments of genuine originality..."

"This smart, funny novel about social media and modern romance from the author of Animals mixes humour with grief and betrayal..."

"the mystery that keeps unravelling, like blood, truth and memory...."

"Philip Hensher’s novel about ageing student radicals is elegant and warm-hearted,..."

"the writing can be exquisite – more like prose poetry than cash-in-hand fiction..."

"Pine wraps folk-horror trappings around a tale of grief and loneliness set in the Scottish Highlands..."

"The weird and wonderful world of the Brontës is brought to life in beautiful, blazing colour..."

"Swiftly read — swiftly forgotten..."

"Price is a poet, as one can deduce from his prose without the help of the blurb on the jacket..."

"It’s a commanding, if demanding, read..."

"Murray offers not only a well-realised apocalypse but a plausible vision of politicians willing to do anything, however hein­ous, to preserve their nation’s standing..."

"a brisk, well-wrought piece of entertainment..."

"What shines through is the author’s unbridled passion for classic literature, particularly its brooding anti-heroes..."

"this novel is more than anything about borders, about the arbitrary separation of peoples into nations..."

"told with a chilly aloofness that makes the horror of it all the more disturbing..."

"The dialogue and plot move at a cracking pace, and the sympathetically drawn characters are oven-ready for a TV series..."

"Elegant, compelling and full of melancholy beauty..."

"terrifyingly atmospheric story of the monstrous consequences of greed and power..."

"...a brilliant exemplar for the autofictional method..."

"a colourful, memorable story about women’s minds and bodies, and the time-honoured tradition of doubting both..."

"Dying forests, sinister fungi, mysterious medics and an addictive social media app power this impressive novel..."

"Its rewards are less immediately obvious, although they do become more apparent on a second reading..."

"the novel’s biggest strength is the powerful alternative version of history it offers..."