Books with old main characters aren't new; the likes of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot have been entertaining readers for decades. But aside from the classics, in recent years, we've ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. This week, we published two essays about new books featuring unusual, surprising female ...

Most fans of the fantasy and romance genres are well aware of the tropes and formulas that authors use. This is what makes it so exciting when writers subvert expectations and spin a tale about the ...

After 45 years and 15 novels, Japan’s most celebrated living author gives a woman centre stage — and in doing so, answers the ...