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Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall

Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Crime fiction full of unexpected twists and confounding mysteries
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
'I'm so lucky': How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
'I'm so lucky': How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Banning books is not only wrong – it's absolutely pointless. Here's why

Banning books is not only wrong – it's absolutely pointless. Here's why
Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson

Top 5 true crime stories, chosen by true crime expert Ceri Dawn Jackson
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world

Author Rutger Bregman on his million-euro giveaway and how ordinary people can change the world
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen

Top 5 board books for children, chosen by New York Times bestselling author Jon Klassen
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox
Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth

Top 5 books about swimming, chosen by The Drownings author Hazel Barkworth
Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, 'the greatest novel in the English language'

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, 'the greatest novel in the English language'
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
