Books
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time

Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time
The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager

The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
What does Keir Starmer’s personality type tell us about him?

What does Keir Starmer’s personality type tell us about him?
Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny

Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby

Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic

House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford

What we can learn about authenticity from Greta Thunberg and Marcus Rashford
Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact

Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break

This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

Top 5 children’s books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Poet Rowan McCabe didn’t know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

