Book Extracts

The best-written book of criticism of the century; and of the year

Picked from the National Book Critics Circle Awards' previous winners, and from this year's shortlist

Mar 15 •

Picking the best-written books

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'I AM YOUR NEIGHBOUR AND I LOVE YOU NOW.'

Read the opening pages of Ryan O'Connor's work of cosmic realism, 'The Voids'

Jan 26 •

Ryan O’Connor

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Formal Transcendence: Rob Doyle's 'Threshold'

Read the opening pages of this innovative, influential masterwork

Jan 19 •

Multi-award-winning speculative fiction author Nicola Griffith's guide to prose style

Plus the opening pages of Griffith's novel Spear

Dec 15, 2023 •

Nicola Griffith

The best-written history book of the year: read the opening pages of Anna Della Subin's Accidental Gods

One of the tonally richest prose styles of 2023 in any genre

Dec 10, 2023

The most stylishly written debut novels of 2023 (US): Pay As You Go and Moonrise Over New Jessup

Read extracts below from Eskor David Johnson and Jamila Minnicks' novels

Nov 30, 2023 •

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