Books

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
tackling crisis

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention
Books

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant

Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs
ChatGPT

Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
Migrant stories

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’
Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’
Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’
Wildlife photography

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity
Fiction

Shy review: Max Porter’s spectacular novel unpacks teen attitudes to masculinity

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language
Fiction

Greek Lessons by Han Kang review: A luminous reflection on the difficulties of language

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
Black British fiction

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

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

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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

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors
Trans women

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Top 5 books by trans feminine authors

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Music

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age