Books
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks

Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs

‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why

Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson

Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
