Books
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity 

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange 

Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit

Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming 

Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos 

Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell

Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor

Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos

I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley

Top 5 books about the ocean, chosen by Deep Water author James Bradley
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?

Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island

Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Top 5 books about early modern witchcraft, chosen by author Ramie Targoff

Top 5 books about early modern witchcraft, chosen by author Ramie Targoff
Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world

Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world
Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae

Top 5 books inspired by folklore, chosen by Scottish novelist LA MacRae
Pulp’s This Is Hardcore (33 1/3) by Jane Savidge review – warmth, candour and insight

Pulp’s This Is Hardcore (33 1/3) by Jane Savidge review – warmth, candour and insight
Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for ‘hole’?

Did you know the Irish language has at least 20 words for ‘hole’?
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid review – the alienation of campus life
