Books
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
From the absurd short stories of Donald Barthelme to Philip Roth’s spy thriller – books to confront established thinking
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
As revolutionary as it shouldn’t be, the fact that this is a novel about two professional footballers who engage in an openly gay sexual relationship is significant
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Set in Santiago in 1986, the novel is a love story between a poor ‘travesti’ and a leftist guerrilla who participates in the attempted assassination of Pinochet
Why I’m worrying about everything
Why I’m worrying about everything
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like ‘failures in love’
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like ‘failures in love’
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
