Review of "How Novels Work" by John Mullan

Nice, serious but not academic book about literature. Focused on slightly more serious fiction rather than the most popular stuff - so David Lodge and John le Carre are in, Bridget Jones and Katie Fforde are out. Well-written essays on structure, literary devices, narrative person and so on, without too much technical language and plenty of explication. Lots of stuff worth reading (and stealing) for aspiring authors!