Books
The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’

This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: ‘It’s vital for people to know that doctors are human’
How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure

From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure
Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill
