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

It's Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
Art critic Philippa Snow’s latest collection of essays focuses on the construct of female celebrity and the real people beneath the personas
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short

Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
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
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
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
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
Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
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
Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast

Flesh by David Szalay review – life comes at you fast
I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect

I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect
Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
