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Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
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Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

The South Korean poet's new work consists of 49 poems to honour and grieve the many wrongful deaths of people of her nation
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
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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
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In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
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Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
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Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
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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
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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
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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
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Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
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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
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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
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Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
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Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

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

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

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

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
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Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
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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
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The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 
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Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
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The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

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