Books

My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains
In memoriam

My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains

Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani
recommended

Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani

What can human creators learn from grasses, the ‘sleeping beauties’ of our natural world?
Evolution

What can human creators learn from grasses, the ‘sleeping beauties’ of our natural world?

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was
Biography

I thought Noël Coward was dated. How wrong I was

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson
Migration

Top 5 books about making a new home, chosen by Anne Youngson

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities
Robin Ince

Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’
Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating
non fiction

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

Why goth captures the spirit of our age
subculture

Why goth captures the spirit of our age

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead
literature

Enid Blyton’s racism doesn’t deserve to be in libraries. Read Terry Pratchett instead

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
first person

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

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Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope
fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
memoir

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
reading list

Top 5 state-of-the-nation books, chosen by Ayòbámi Adébáyò

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew
natural history

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew