Books
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Unlike anything you’ve read before’

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: ‘Unlike anything you’ve read before’
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’

Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: ‘A compulsive narrative drive’
Author Tash Aw: ‘So many of us have multiple identities’

Author Tash Aw: ‘So many of us have multiple identities’
Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships

Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale

Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid’s Tale
I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi

I went to the quietest place in America. The locals want wifi
Book reviews: Something New Under The Sun and The Black Locomotive

Book reviews: Something New Under The Sun and The Black Locomotive
Top 5 books on railways, featuring Terry Pratchett and a handbook from 1866

Top 5 books on railways, featuring Terry Pratchett and a handbook from 1866
From 13th-century monks to Google, we’re all index-linked

From 13th-century monks to Google, we’re all index-linked
Author Charles Foster: ‘Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished’

Author Charles Foster: ‘Unless we rediscover our stories we’re finished’
Reviews: The Liquid Land by Raphaela Edelbauer and No Touching by Ketty Rouf

Reviews: The Liquid Land by Raphaela Edelbauer and No Touching by Ketty Rouf
1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping

1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping
Lawyer turned author Abi Silver picks her top 5 courtroom dramas

Lawyer turned author Abi Silver picks her top 5 courtroom dramas
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



