Books
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney

Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos

The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
