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I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world
Books

I’m a probation officer. It’s a frightening, upsetting, but also moving and hopeful world

A Murderer’s Guide to Cleaning offers insight into the hidden life of a probation officer

The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored
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The curious story of our public statues and why they end up worshipped, loved, assaulted or ignored

Why do some statues pass unnoticed into the urban background, while others experience violent ends?

Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years
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Greenham Women’s Peace Camp: The forgotten protest against nuclear weapons that lasted 19 years

Writing her novel Fallout – set against the backdrop of the Greenham Women’s Peace Camp – turned Eleanor Anstruther into an anarchist

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Natural world

Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world

From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs
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From twitching curtains to Ring doorbells: The history of surveillance in the suburbs

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The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story
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The Comfort of Distant Stars by IO Echeruo book review: An unusual coming-of-age story

The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head
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The Library of Traumatic Memory by Neil Jordan review: a story that aims for the heart and head

The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
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The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market

Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author  
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about lying, chosen by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, poet and author  

The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
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City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

The science behind why you can’t lose weight  
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The science behind why you can’t lose weight  

Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Book review

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll

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

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  
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Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  

Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
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Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
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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
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My plan for the future is to die on a weekend

Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
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Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
Fiction

May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past

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British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
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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 books

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 
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Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
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What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?