Books
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a portrait of women on the outskirts
Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
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
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
Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl 

Top 5 Balkan books, chosen by Slovenian author and journalist Ana Schnabl
Why most of your memories are probably not even real

Why most of your memories are probably not even real
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


