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Top 5 crime novels, chosen by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall
Top 5

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
Books

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
Books

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate

Top 5 books about video games by trailblazing author Jeanne Thornton
Books

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
Dogs

'I'm so lucky': How one man went from drinking himself to death to rescuing thousands of stray dogs

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Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Books

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
Free speech

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
Books

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
Books

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
Dutch author Rutger Bregman
Books

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
Books

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Books

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
Sci-fi

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Books

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
Books

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
Books

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
Books

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
Books

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
Books

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Top 5 books about desire, chosen by novelist Lisa Harding
Books

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
Books

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad review – the war crimes paradox

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Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Books

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
Books

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'
The Great Gatsby

Celebrating 100 years of The Great Gatsby, 'the greatest novel in the English language'

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
Books

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

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