Books
The best books to read in summer 2025
The best books to read in summer 2025
Looking for some holiday reading? Here’s our pick of the new summer crop
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
The Rush tells the story of three women in the Klondike in 1898, who find their lives, fates and fortunes intertwined by a tragic murder
Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley
Top 5 spy books for kids, chosen by Cecily Sawyer author Iona Rangeley
Recommended reading for budding young spies
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
Top 5 books for children under eight, chosen by author Truly Johnston
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda review – visionary stories to soothe and haunt you
Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda review – visionary stories to soothe and haunt you
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
Top 5 books about climate grief, chosen by Aerth author Deborah Tomkins
I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds
I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – catnip for comedy nerds
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Top 5 books set in rural Canada, chosen by author Tristan Hughes
Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why
Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
This pharmacy prescribes words and poems to cure your tattered soul
I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
I worked with young offenders for years – positive role models could have changed everything for them
Britain’s embrace of Vietnam’s ‘boat people’ is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Britain’s embrace of Vietnam’s ‘boat people’ is a lesson in how we welcome refugees, 50 years on
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’
Activist Munroe Bergdorf: ‘We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level’
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
Top 5 books about food, chosen by Carnivore author K Anis Ahmed
The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
