Thomas Pynchon

From a newly reissued Hélène Bessette novel to Liz Johnson Artur’s personal workbooks, our editors share the standout reads that shaped their year

From Umberto Eco on fascism to Thomas Pynchon’s stand-in: what to read this weekend

Late-capitalist technologies propelling culture toward terminal inanity and political economy toward plutocratic rapacity is the rightful province of three new novels

Shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize, author and artist Tom McCarthy list the books that have influenced him