Books

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I’m keeping the tradition going

Author Anna Funder on George Orwell’s sexuality and society’s serious problem with successful women
Interview

Author Anna Funder on George Orwell’s sexuality and society’s serious problem with successful women

Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
Books

Life-changing prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new
Literature

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon
recommended

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
family chronicle

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Interview

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi
first contact

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life
Nature

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times
Analysis

How Tolkien offers consolation in our dark times

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn
Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers
multiverse

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
Memoir

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Fiction

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

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Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Review

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system
Review

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne
Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen