Books
Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl 
Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time
Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact
Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
