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Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now

Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now
Muslims and Jews have engaged one another, sometimes for better, sometimes as partners, for over 1,400 years
Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey 

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey
Five novels that explore the theme of home and returning
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination

Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Gabriel Tallent combines visceral writing about climbing and a perceptive portrait of friendship in his new novel, getting under the skin of a platonic relationship formed by rock climbing
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past

May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage

Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison

Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward

Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?

Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell 

Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’

Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
