Stuart Kelly

It may be billed as a ‘thrilling feminist historical novel’, but some of the plot contrivances in Kate Foster’s new book are too tenuous to be convincing, writes Stuart Kelly

Silence: A Literary History Kate McLoughlin OUP, pp.720, 30 This is the kind of book I wish I had the chance to sit down and discuss with the author.

Sara Sheridan’s latest novel finds the multi-talented Araminta McKenzie-Moore embarking on a treasure hunt through the streets of 19th century Edinburgh. Review by Stuart Kelly

This modern-day spin on the locked-room mystery doesn’t compare favourably with the classics of the sub-genre, writes Stuart Kelly

This first-rate novel about a mysterious submarine combines genre thrills with serious philosophical questions, writes Stuart Kelly

In Dave Eggers' brilliant new novel, which tackles some big questions around the significance of art, there is a beautiful uncertainty about who's right and who's wrong, writes Stuart Kelly

This book’s opening chapter may be problematic, but the central sections more than make up for it, writes Stuart Kelly

This book's opening chapter may be problematic, but the central sections more than make up for it, writes Stuart Kelly

Opening Night Sara Baume In this clever, moving mosaic of a book, Sara Baume tells us she originally wanted to be an art critic and that she wrote exhibition catalogue copy.

There is much to admire in this book about ‘Scotland’s 16th century Sappho’, writes Stuart Kelly