Books
Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth

Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth
Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, ‘the greatest novel in the English language’
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Top 5 domestic noirs, chosen by novelist and journalist Hannah Beckerman

Top 5 domestic noirs, chosen by novelist and journalist Hannah Beckerman
I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect

I walked in David Bowie’s footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn’t expect
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry

Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here’s how to find them
It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’

Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
