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Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

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Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future ‘impeccably depicted’

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Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

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God’s Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

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Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: ‘Nothing like you’ll expect’

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non fiction

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

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capitalism

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

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fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the ‘missing girl’ trope

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Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly’s poems of desire

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Books

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

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Next in Fashion is as daft as telly comes, but oddly addictive

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Film

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment

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Theatre

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?

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novel

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol

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Books

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

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short stories

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue

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animation

Oscar-nominated Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is ‘a charming, magic trick of a movie’

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debut novel

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler’s ‘refreshing approach’ to alien first contact

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Sci-fi

The Terraformers review: ‘A remarkable piece of world building’

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