Georgette Heyer is unbeatable

My favourite historical novelist - stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours

Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to

One of the best in this series, a nice mix of wit and wisecracks’

‘Falco wisecracks his way through the empire's sleazy underside...Davis' crimes are wickedly convoluted - real fun

Rome is vividly brought to life – alien yet curiously familiar. The story gallops along at a tremendous pace, with humour and suspense dispensed in equal measure. Another rollicking good read from a reliable writer

The variety of experimental formats, including scripts and letters, is refreshing, and teens will want to talk about the recurring themes of betrayal, violence, and shifting identities, and the fleeting moments of connection and mercy that can change a life's course

This collection from Chambers could be widely used in classrooms and on writing courses, particularly to inspire flash fiction

Thoughtful, challenging reading for teens on the cusp of adulthood

Brilliantly detailed and textured

Tremain is the finest of historical fiction writers

It's uncommonly well written, with a bountiful supply of manic energy... Would Paul Auster kill to write a book as playful, fast-paced and unashamedly populist as this? Doubtful, but somewhere there's a "Paul Auster" who might

Sparky debut

Benedictus takes us on a trail of the contentious highs and lows of the rich and famous in a mixture of dark humour and sharp dialogue. For Benedictus, and his valiant debut novel, more of the same please

The story of the ultimate celeb after-party, it's a knowing wink at publishing and celebrity culture - a high-concept first novel sitting just the right side of salacious

The Afterparty avoids smugness partly because it has more affection that vitriol for the culture that it mocks... It's very funny, but sad, too... Well-drawn characters, smart dialogue and a canny plot