Books
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels 

Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin

Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin
How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on

How Dante’s grudges, gossip and pettiness still inspire hundreds of years on
Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin

Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along

It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder

Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here’s the science behind them
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney

Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
