Books

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant

Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs
ChatGPT

Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
Migrant stories

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’
Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’
Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’
Wildlife photography

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis
Fiction

Top 5 romcoms with cons, chosen by PJ Ellis

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Black British fiction

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains
In memoriam

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains

Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani
recommended

Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani

What can human creators learn from grasses, the ‘sleeping beauties’ of our natural world?
Evolution

What can human creators learn from grasses, the ‘sleeping beauties’ of our natural world?

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Trans women

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Migration

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Robin Ince

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities