Books
‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it

I turned my experience of homelessness into my debut fantasy novel. It helped me work through it
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
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
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
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
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
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
Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

