Books
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt

Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother’s sorrowful story
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened

An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in

Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Top 5 books about poison, chosen by author and biologist Noah Whiteman

Top 5 books about poison, chosen by author and biologist Noah Whiteman
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
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
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
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
