From a love letter to the crime novel and a dystopian UK to a taut political thriller, our writers pick this year's most spellbinding reads. Midnight And Blue by Ian Rankin is out now Sir Ian Rankin at the 2024 Edinburgh International Book Festival Carys Davies Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers Like her previous novel Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers’ Shy …
Australian author Richard Flanagan has won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, worth 50,000 British pounds, for his latest book, Question 7. But in his pre-recorded acceptance speech — the author is currently trekking through the Tasmanian wilderness — Flanagan said he had "delayed tak receipt of" the prize money until sponsor Baillie Gifford puts forward a plan to …
