Books
Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Top 5 books on secret statecraft, chosen by Rory Cormac

Top 5 books on secret statecraft, chosen by Rory Cormac
Sinead Gleeson interview: ‘Music has often been regarded as men’s work’

Sinead Gleeson interview: ‘Music has often been regarded as men’s work’
Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen

Top 5 books if you’re into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint

Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years
Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a ‘crocodile man’

Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a ‘crocodile man’
Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year

Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde

Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde
Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Otessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Sayaka Murata’s Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard

Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard
Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport



