Stuart Kelly

Two authors appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival demonstrate diametrically opposed ways of approaching Afrofuturism, writes Stuart Kelly

Eva Baltasar’s new novella contains too many gaps and contradictions to satisfy, writes Stuart Kelly

Last year, the Proms had a ‘Northern Soul’ special concert; and Benjamin Myers won the Goldsmith’s Prize for Cuddy, his polyphonic novel about St Cuthbert’s afterlife. I do not think he will win the prize again this year for Rare Singles, his novel about Northern Soul. I am glad about the Prom though, since I

Harriet Constable’s new novel is a reimagining of the story of Anna Maria della Pietà, who may or may not have had a hand in the composition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Review by Stuart Kelly

This thought-provoking biography shows that there were many sides to the influential scientist, writes Stuart Kelly

Often blurring the lines between fact and fiction, Sarah Moss’s memoir is a multi-layered exploration of eating and its disorders, writes Stuart Kelly

This tale of an accidental spy may be technically passable but it lacks an emotional core, writes Stuart Kelly

The propulsive energy of Sally Rooney’s latest novel is derived not from its plot, but from the meticulous self-questioning of the characters, writes Stuart Kelly

Telling the story of a teen in late 1940s London who discovers a book from an alternate reality, Alan Moore’s new novel is full of ideas but suffers from woeful verbosity, writes Stuart Kelly

From the Porteous Riots to Miss Jean Brodie, two new books about Scotland’s capital city cover much of the same, familiar ground. What’s missing from both, though, writes Stuart Kelly, is the Edinburgh outside the routes of the open-top tourist buses