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A spin on the colonial ‘missing child tale’, a collection of essays dissecting horror and a Miles Franklin nominee’s small masterpiece are among our critics' top picks for the month.

FANS of the Wagatha Christie saga rejoice: Coleen Rooney’s lawyers have put out a podcast about her libel trial against Rebekah Vardy.

From surefire page-turners to coming-of-age classics, these romance books offer true love in literary form

Saucy, sultry and steamy reads with an actual storyline? Yes please!

Sally Rooney's 2021 literary fiction 'Beautiful World, Where Are You' came out ahead of the Harry Potter collection and 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

Romantic reads come out on top in survey, followed by mysteries

The energy in the world of publishing is decisively behind first-time fiction writers. There’s a reason why we’re so hungry for new voices, writes Jessie Thompson

The Simon & Schuster employee is accused of masterminding a phishing scam to obtain manuscripts from top authors

The out of offices are flying in, the mercury is rising and the luggage queues at Heathrow are now stretching the 19-ish miles into central London. Which can only mean one thing: it is officially pool loungers and rosé-at-10am-cos-why-not season. But sunny holidays aren’t an excuse to let your brain…