Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
Stuart Murdoch on Belle and Sebastian's poppy antidote to the pervasive gloom

Stuart Murdoch on Belle and Sebastian's poppy antidote to the pervasive gloom
Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
The journey inspired by Orwell's roses, still flowering 70 years after his death

The journey inspired by Orwell's roses, still flowering 70 years after his death
45 years in the NHS: 'If you don’t love your job, you won’t get nowhere'

45 years in the NHS: 'If you don’t love your job, you won’t get nowhere'
Reviews: The Liquid Land by Raphaela Edelbauer and No Touching by Ketty Rouf

Reviews: The Liquid Land by Raphaela Edelbauer and No Touching by Ketty Rouf
The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive

The Coward: Riotously funny testament to our ability to forgive
The Mad Women's Ball examines feminism and hysteria

The Mad Women's Ball examines feminism and hysteria
Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light
Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on

Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on
I is Another, Jon Fosse: A Beckett-inspired enigma
