Books

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Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

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‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

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Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

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Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

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Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time

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Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby

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Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom

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House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic

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Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

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Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact

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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga

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This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

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Top 5 art books, chosen by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs

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Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

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The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

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Children's books

Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

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Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh

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Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul

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Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

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Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey

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