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Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’

Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’
From the archives: Salman Rushdie’s letter to his younger self

From the archives: Salman Rushdie’s letter to his younger self
Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m not scary, I’m cuddly’ – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By

Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m not scary, I’m cuddly’ – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By
BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis
Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux
Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan
Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel
Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience

Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s

The Perfect Golden Circle review: Not just another take on the cultural fights of the ’80s
Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia

Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia
David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong
Top 5 children’s books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré

Top 5 children’s books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré
Fragile: The Taiwanese protest song that China couldn’t silence
