Books
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney

Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why

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

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

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

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

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

‘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

The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim review – pitch-black humour on the brink of chaos
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them

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

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

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

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
