With thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books being sold, LAURA BEERS hears an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’

ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart

Death comes for Liberals, entitled murder, Vatican hit squads, and fraternising with the Blitz killer

New releases from Public Image Ltd, William Basinski, and John Luther Adams 

GABRIELE NEHER draws attention to an astoundingly skilled Flemish painter who defied the notion that women cannot paint like men

The Bard pays homage to Hull’s finest promoter and venue, and awards Douze Points to Laibach