Books
I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies

I’ve written a Jane Austen spinoff for my 80th birthday. Help me sell a million copies
A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’

Artist Oliver Jeffers: ‘I want to be able to look my kids in the eye and say that I tried’
Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Top 5 queer love stories, chosen by poet, playwright and novelist Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Why most of your memories are probably not even real

Why most of your memories are probably not even real
You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi

You get a good class of conversation in the back of a Glasgow taxi
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out fighting: ‘Any time Brian Cox wants to talk… I’m easy to find’
This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world

This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major

Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory

Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound

100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca

