After his heart stopped beating for 40 minutes, the former lawyer experienced weeks of hallucinations. The visions he experienced during his recovery set him on the path to a new career

Robert Macfarlane explores an idea that changes the world – that a river is alive.

As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes ‘the new oil’, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?

Clare speaks to two of the women long-listed for the Women's Prize.

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa was a literary sensation in her native Japan. Now translated into English, it tells the riveting story of a woman with a secret life

The narrator muses on everything from pornography to David Lynch, in this gloriously transgressive debut from Japan

The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

Welcome to our annual selection of the year’s finest debut novels. We have a proven track record in picking authors that go on to be loved by readers and win awards … from Douglas Stuart and Sally Roo...

Confessions, Catherine Airey’s impressive first novel, ranges from rural Donegal to New York over three generations of an Irish family

Catherine Airey’s dynamic, generation-spanning and much-hyped debut is messy, bold and beautiful

The ‘Union Atlantic’ and ‘Imagine Me Gone’ author explores identity and familial bonds in his eagerly awaited new novel

With new titles by Annie Ernaux, Ocean Vuong, Eimear McBride and Constance Debré, here are the very best new books to add to your reading list this year

A collection of articles, talks, letters and unpublished writing fills important gaps in the great naturalist’s life story