Books
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson

Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time

Breathtaking images from humankind’s first missions to space, remastered and seen for the first time
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas 

Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas
The pigs of Orwell’s Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK’s pigs are in trouble

The pigs of Orwell’s Animal Farm led the revolution. Eighty years on, the UK’s pigs are in trouble
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik

Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media

Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media
Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world

How the Trainspotting soundtrack changed the world
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan

Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
The last 150 years of pop culture would’ve been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles

The last 150 years of pop culture would’ve been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Top 5 holiday romance novels chosen by author Kimberly Campanello


