The Islands by Carlos Gamerro

Here

And here, a really good review on HuffPo UK, which talks in more detail about the factual nature of the Islands, which is one of the really interesting things about it.

The Expo Files by Stieg Larsson

Here

Saints and Sinners by Edna O'Brien

In today's Independent.
I'm looking forward to the memoirs.

Review of The Spot by David Means

Aqui

And aqui a sort of interview with David Means at the Paris Review, promisingly entitled 'Why David Means is Not a Novelist' - in fact it feels a bit half-baked to me, bit of a missed opportunity: why not get the author to talk a bit more specifically about the differences between novel and short story, and about his own processes in relation to those differences? Feels a bit like he was sent an email, can you talk a bit about x, and it might have been worth folowing up hs reply asking further question. Still worth a look though.