Alex Rayner, the London-based magazine journalist

Thriller and sons

My piece on pulp fiction primogeniture appeared on The Guardian's book blog today. Click here to read it.

Book reviews in this week's New Statesman

Two of my reviews appear in this week's New Statesman. You can read my write-up of Ross Raisin's debut novel, God's Own Country, by clicking here; you can also read my review of Joe Dunthorne's first book, Submarine, by clicking here.

Graphic novel piece on Guardian Arts blog

Click here to view my home page on The Guardian's arts blog, where you can read a new piece on race in some recent graphic novels.

Review of Bonfire of the Brands in The New Statesman

My review of Neil Boorman's book, Bonfire of The Brands, appears in today's edition of The New Statesman. You can read it by clicking here.

Art and Literature in The London Paper

Two pieces of mine were published in yesterday's London Paper. The first  was a piece on the young novelist, Richard Milward and his book Apples. To read this, click here. There was also a piece by me on the new Photographers' Gallery exhibition. You can read this by clicking here.