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We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why
Jacqueline Yallop

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
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Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
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Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
Books

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
Books

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system
Department for Work and Pensions

‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system

The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
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The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
Conservation

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel  
Books

Top 5 books set in country houses selected by crime novelist Bonnie Burke-Patel  

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
Refugees

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
Books

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
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Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first
Books

Who was the first to climb Everest? The mystery of George Mallory and who got to the summit first

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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure

The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Letter To My Younger Self

Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’