Books
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
Polito provides in-depth analysis of Dylan’s key works from this period in a kinetic prose style befitting his subject
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Planer has enjoyed a long, successful career doing something he absolutely loves
Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now
Jews and Muslims’ connected history goes beyond Gaza. It’s a story that needs to be told right now
Muslims and Jews have engaged one another, sometimes for better, sometimes as partners, for over 1,400 years
Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey
Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
At Keele University, it’s good to see people still kicking against Thatcher’s legacy
At Keele University, it’s good to see people still kicking against Thatcher’s legacy
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
Artist Mark Blamire announced Trainspotting to the world. He’s back to tell the story 30 years on
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Get your copy of Big Issue’s brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Get your copy of Big Issue’s brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
