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Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Simon Price

Reading Robert Smith’s diary made me fall in love with The Cure

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller
Books

To the Dogs by Louise Welsh review – a propulsive campus thriller

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody
Books

Top 5 books featuring doppelgängers – chosen by acclaimed Rabbit Hole author Kate Brody

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream
Books

Dead Ink Books: Why we will never publish in the mainstream

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror
Books

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald review – a masterclass in blackly comic horror

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics
Books

An ultimate guide to the best books of 2023 – as chosen by esteemed Big Issue critics

Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue
Books

Time’s Echo by Jeremy Eichler named book of the year 2023 by Big Issue

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023
Books

The definitive guide to best children’s and YA books of 2023

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’
Books

How TikTok’s BookTok craze is ‘making reading cool again’

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
Books

Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Books

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle
Books

Top 5 gothic mysteries, selected by acclaimed queer author CA Castle

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract
Society

Karens, social media and a crisis of distrust: How to repair our broken social contract

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
Books

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 
Politics

Harold Wilson’s mistress-cum-secretary Marcia Williams was more trailblazer than troublemaker 

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
Young Adult

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

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‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?
Wine

‘The wine trade is changing’: Is technology the solution to the great wine fraud?

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race
the future of travel

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on sustainable space travel, Elon Musk and the modern-day space race

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin
Books

Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin