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Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers
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Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers

Former Auteurs frontman writes his freak manifesto – a tribute to the weirdos that made rock ‘n’ roll what it is

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture
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Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Topics as diverse as feminism and patriarchy, motherhood and food, privacy and community through the lens of Islam

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

Safiya Sinclair’s memoir puts the reader at the heart of a Rasta family while detailing the history of the movement

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
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Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
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The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

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Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
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Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
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How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system
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Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
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A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

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

Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani
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Top 5 food memoirs, chosen by Sumayya Usmani

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
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Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’
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Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
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Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
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Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Jon Ransom’s letter to his 16-year-old self: ‘It’s about to get rough. There’s no way around it’
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Jon Ransom’s letter to his 16-year-old self: ‘It’s about to get rough. There’s no way around it’

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
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Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself