Books
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
Lucy Lapinska asks dark questions with a lightness of touch
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
Book banning is wrong. But little has been written about just how ridiculous it is
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
War forces people to get creative to keep the population fed in times of shortages. Felicity Spector went to Ukraine to meet the resourceful chefs feeding the frontlines
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
We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
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
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?

Why does everyone keep getting the white working class wrong?
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?

Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War’s most important weapons
Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth

Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth
Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
