Books
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now

Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now
Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey 

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination

Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past

May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees

British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison

Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel 

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot

Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships

Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango 

Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense

Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?

