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Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed
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Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed

Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media
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Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media

Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga
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Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities
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Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic
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The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights
Film

Savages review – a deeply political film designed to raise awareness of Indigenous rights

The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller
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The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller

Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City
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Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City

The best books to read in summer 2025
Summer books

The best books to read in summer 2025

It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
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It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity

Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
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Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Music

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Music

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Kneecap

Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show

Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
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Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Music

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

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In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
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In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
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Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
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Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’