Books
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss

The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw

Top 5 books about the British seaside, chosen by crime writer William Shaw
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age

The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel

Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history

From castle walls to Banksy: How graffiti has given us the writing on the wall throughout history
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner

Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by Justin Myers aka The Guyliner
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate

These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
From the highest mountain to the smelliest flower: This is why people are fascinated by the extreme

From the highest mountain to the smelliest flower: This is why people are fascinated by the extreme
Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was

Why do people love Bridgerton so much? Because it gives us the gift of society as we wish it was
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war

Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity 

Why AI quiz makers like ChatGPT are no match for human ingenuity
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange 

Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time
Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit

Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming 

Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell

Top 5 books on future tech and video game fiction, chosen by star YA author Triona Campbell
We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan

We owe children an apology for the state of the nation, says Caledonian Road author Andrew O’Hagan
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor

Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
I wouldn’t exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
