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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders: The Big Issue Book of the Year 2021
Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men

Book reviews: The Killing Hills and The Shadows of Men
Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates

Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing

Book reviews: The Fell and The Selfless Act of Breathing
Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out

Book reviews: Oh William! and Things I Didn’t Throw Out
Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy

Dead Relatives review: Brilliantly atmospheric and relentlessly creepy
Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn

Far From the Light of Heaven review: Wrongfoots the reader at every turn
Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly: One of the greatest storytellers
Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy

Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch

Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'
Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'

Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'
Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships

Nina Simone’s Gum by Warren Ellis: A delightful diary of Ellis’s musical life and friendships
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: An Ocean’s Eleven meets Ozark heist caper

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead: An Ocean’s Eleven meets Ozark heist caper
Book reviews: Something New Under The Sun and The Black Locomotive

Book reviews: Something New Under The Sun and The Black Locomotive
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
1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping

1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping
The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original
