Books
Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska

Top 5 revelatory children’s books selected by Ukrainian children’s author Oksana Lushchevska
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel 

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first

Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg

Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg
Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story

One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers

The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’

Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn

Top 5 books by Latin American writers, chosen by poet and author Richard Gwyn
Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates

Top 5 books about unconventional cowboys, chosen by musician and author Bruce Omar Yates
Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen

Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen
A Good Deliverance by Toby Clements – rollicking tales of the Hundred Years’ War

