Books
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
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard

This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
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

Top 5 books about migration and personal journeys, chosen by Gosia Buzzanca
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too

Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
‘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
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
What does Keir Starmer’s personality type tell us about him?

What does Keir Starmer’s personality type tell us about him?
Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny

