A marriage of war and peace: the tumultuous world of Lev and Sonya Tolstoy
Andrew Donskov’s Tolstoy and Tolstaya charts the couple’s life in letters.
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The story of WWII is usually told by men – what about the women on the front line?
All three of these books raise questions about the still problematic idealisation of women in combat.
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H(A)PPY: when a utopia is just a dystopia that’s kidding itself
Nicola Barker’s novel creates a sort of wellness republic, like a year-round Burning Man.
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The New Statesman guide to the best political fiction: part three
Naomi Alderman, Rachel Reeves, Stuart Maconie and Rowan Williams share their picks.
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The New Statesman guide to the best political fiction: part two
Contributions from Jess Phillips, Jason Cowley, Andrew Marr and Neel Mukherjee.
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The New Statesman guide to the best political fiction: part one
Featuring favourites from Mary Beard, Tom Watson, George Osborne and Ali Smith.
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Folk horror, a history: from The Wicker Man to The League of Gentlemen
Author Adam Scovell’s tone is perfectly pitched between articulate academic and box-set binger.
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John Darnielle’s Universal Harvester contains as much tenderness as horror
The Mountain Goats musician’s novel has some structural problems, but is not without interest and insight.
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