Books
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Foreign Fruit is a deeply thoughtful, funny and moving treatise on identity and the myriad factors that influence it
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
The author’s personal experiences give her gigantic topics a down-to-earth and approachable feel
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
In Putin’s Russia, Stalin has been given respect, his achievements as a nation-builder outweighing the mass repressions that have sullied his name
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot’s Middlemarch
TV historian Alice Roberts: ‘I wanted to be a horse when I grew up’
TV historian Alice Roberts: ‘I wanted to be a horse when I grew up’
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again
Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
‘I’m so lucky’: How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Banning books is not only wrong – it’s absolutely pointless. Here’s why
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson
Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
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