Books
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Foreign Fruit is a deeply thoughtful, funny and moving treatise on identity and the myriad factors that influence it
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
The author’s personal experiences give her gigantic topics a down-to-earth and approachable feel
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
In Putin’s Russia, Stalin has been given respect, his achievements as a nation-builder outweighing the mass repressions that have sullied his name
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
