Books

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Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

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non fiction

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

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subculture

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

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literature

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

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first person

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

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recommended

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

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fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

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memoir

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

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natural history

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew

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Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

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Books

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

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discrimination

Antisemitism is something you get used to – but we shouldn’t have to

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novel

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol

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Books

Robin Ince: The forgotten story about how forgotten author Jean Rhys was rediscovered

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into the mystic

Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie

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young activists

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike

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dressing up

World Book Day: You’ve still got time for these easy and inexpensive costumes

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seasonal recommendations

Spring reads: Best of this season’s book releases

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Inequality

Bernie Sanders: ‘Real fundamental change never comes easily’

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Opinion

Books

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

Top 5 books that examine a cold case, chosen by Janice Hallett

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

Antisemitism is something you get used to – but we shouldn’t have to

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol

Robin Ince: The forgotten story about how forgotten author Jean Rhys was rediscovered

Top 5 books about mystics and mysticism, chosen by Victoria MacKenzie

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike

World Book Day: You’ve still got time for these easy and inexpensive costumes

Spring reads: Best of this season’s book releases

Bernie Sanders: ‘Real fundamental change never comes easily’

Editing Roald Dahl isn’t ‘woke’. It’s capitalism

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