Literature never gets old, which is why our third annual books issue has retained its contemporary relevance. In Summer 2017 we compiled a compendium of the summer’s most important new releases, which remain as compelling and distinctive as they did in the moment they were published. Barbara Epler, Michael Mack and Nesrine Malik present a selection of extracts and share their thoughts on their favourite new releases while we talk to Ottessa Moshfegh, Stuart Jeffries and Gwendoline Riley.
