Books
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow
Easy hacks for books and apps that every student should know

Easy hacks for books and apps that every student should know
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age

From conspiracies to deepfakes: Why fake news and misinformation is inevitable in the digital age
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney

Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why

We all need a little darkness in our lives. Here’s why
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system

‘I’m going to die and I’m still not sick enough for PIP’: The reality of DWP disability benefits system
Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg

Top 5 books about obsession, selected by author and academic Marieke Bigg
Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them

Why I love sea turtles – and why we have to save them
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
