Our Culture writers recommend their favourite books to read during Autumn - whether you're looking for dark academia or something to raise your spirits, there is a cosy option for you.

Culture writer Olivia Howell shares their top picks for exploring Black authors across all genres, emphasising that not all Black literature has to focus on Black suffering.

Culture Writer Emily Walmsley writes about author Nic Wilson's talk on her new book Land Beneath the Waves, which explores nature as a mirror and a companion to human struggles through the lens of her own chronic illness

Editor-in-chief Vidhi Bhanushali interviews Celine Domenech and Paul Newman about their writing process for their new book, The Dead Shadow

Culture writer Charlotte Berman reviews Jill Cook's Ice Age Art Now, finding it to be a fascinating study of the technique and resilience of Ice Age artists

Culture writer Cassandra Fong shines light on Stephen King’s collection You Like It Darker, praising his endurance as an author who continues to write with emotional depth, intelligence, and thrill

Culture Writer Ociarna Davy reviews Lewis Buxton's Mate Arias, commending his sonnets for their grounded commentary on the complexities of male friendships and mental health

Sci & Tech editor Sophie Webb delves into eco-horror through the lens of Jeff VanderMeer's novel Annihilation, exploring the workings of this hauntingly pertinent sub-genre

Culture Writer Cassandra Fong reviews Lilija Berzinska's The Skeleton in the Cupboard, praising its complexity of blending fairytale logic with a psychological depth to offer a unique depiction of the unseen and emotion

Culture writer Cassandra Fong reviews Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun, finding the collection to be an elegantly crafted and fiercely powerful meditation on female experience

Culture Writer Cassandra Fong talks with Andrew Hui about his 2024 title The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries, covering the profound role that intellectual spaces play in shaping the self

Culture writer Cassandra Fong reviews A Kiss for the Absolute, exploring how Shūzō Takiguchi’s surreal, mythology-infused poetry defies convention in an intimate and disorienting collection