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Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder
Horror plantlife

Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it’s strangely liberating
Sam Delaney

When Covid strikes, the only thing to do is turn off the phone and pull up the covers – and it’s strangely liberating

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
History

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 
Fiction

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
fiction

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear
Exclusive

Paul Simon reveals he has ‘lost the hearing’ in his left ear

Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’
interview

Dougray Scott: ‘Working-class anger comes in waves’

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
Collaboration

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons reimagined by Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro

Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’
Exclusive

Melanie Lynskey: ‘It’s such an exciting time for roles for women and one of our greatest actors is not here to make the most of it’

Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching
conservation

Jim Moir, Nancy Sorrell, Chris Packham and the fine art of birdwatching

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend
John Bird

The Story Hive: A treasure trove of storytelling from an old friend

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’
Letter to my Younger Self

Paul Simonon: ‘The Clash never had a holiday – we were on a mission’

Don’t silence the music. Turn it up
Paul McNamee

Don’t silence the music. Turn it up

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Cultural history

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading
British Book Awards

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

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Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
Fiction

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China
Fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China

Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection
Robin Ince

Living in a society where clickbait fuels paranoia, we can fear connection

The Mother sees Jennifer Lopez take the well-worn path from A-list to badass babe
Review

The Mother sees Jennifer Lopez take the well-worn path from A-list to badass babe