Review
The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making

Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we’re in
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
Kensuke’s Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney’s slick and song-filled mega-flicks

Kensuke’s Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney’s slick and song-filled mega-flicks
No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
