John Self

Students, takeaway cups and Brexit all infuriate this funny and biting novel’s hero — but does he just have daddy issues?

In the third outing for Paula Spencer – mother, alcoholic, domestic abuse survivor – Doyle captures her strength and vulnerability in prose that radiates energy and life

The author dubbed ‘the Tiny Terror’ dazzled with Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, but a knack for betrayal sowed the seeds of his downfall

The author of Leave the World Behind makes some strange choices in this aimless tale of a billionaire’s assistant and her quest to spend his riches

The Argentinian author confirms her gift for making addictive stories full of life from ugly subject matter in this distinctive collection

The author on his quick success with his debut novel The Loney and his new book Barrowbeck

The Australian novelist imagines two survivors wandering through a blasted landscape in the 23rd century

The novels of Paul Bailey, who died this week, are emotionally wrenching, frequently surprising and packed with entertaining comic grotesques

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month

This new novel set in a dystopian Britain is full of rich and dazzling language. Shame about the ideas