Somewhere between the fantasy realms of Mordor and Narnia and the real world lies magical realism ... Here are some of the books in the genre that you should add to your reading list.

Find out why this book has received such acclaim by reading more here. Ta-Nehisi Coates's debut novel offers a gripping narrative steeped in magic and history. Following the story of Hiram Walker ...

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the New Scientist Book Club’s thoughts on our latest read, the science fiction classic ...

Haruki Murakami’s latest novel deals wonderfully with his usual themes of love lost, found and lost again — all wrapped in ...

The world's most widely read ... end of the book, this story, ostensibly one of war and love, takes on the otherworldly feel Allende's writing is synonymous with. Flashes of magic realism ...

The latest novel by acclaimed British-Nigerian author Helen Oyeyemi, Parasol Against The Axe, is a love letter to Prague written in the genre of magical realism. It is the first of her books to be ...

AP: What inspired you to start adding fantasy elements to your books? SERLE: In college I would write magical realism short stories. I read a lot of Aimee Bender and Haruki Murakami and enjoyed ...

It makes a surprising difference, when you read a novel, to know the settings. Quicksand and Stella star a bunch of kids from South Eugene High School. I stress the books’ realism ... “psy-fy,” but I ...