Books
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
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales

The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
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

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV

Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’

Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce

Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace

Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar

Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in

