Books
Troubles in Northern Ireland teach us children could be pushed to war again

Troubles in Northern Ireland teach us children could be pushed to war again
The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original

The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original
Borges and Me by Jay Parini: Caper-ish and laugh-out-loud funny

Borges and Me by Jay Parini: Caper-ish and laugh-out-loud funny
C+nto & Othered Poems, Joelle Taylor: Navigates private unarticulated moments

C+nto & Othered Poems, Joelle Taylor: Navigates private unarticulated moments
Deep issues: Martin Robson’s fight for his life underwater

Deep issues: Martin Robson’s fight for his life underwater
Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’

Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’
The Painter’s Friend by Howard Cunnell: ‘Too often drifts into the obscure’

The Painter’s Friend by Howard Cunnell: ‘Too often drifts into the obscure’
The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey: A sinewy and enchanting style

The Ophelia Girls by Jane Healey: A sinewy and enchanting style
Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’

Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’
It’s time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people

It’s time to Get Loud for forcibly displaced people
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence

Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale

The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive

The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
