Books
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Gabriel Tallent combines visceral writing about climbing and a perceptive portrait of friendship in his new novel, getting under the skin of a platonic relationship formed by rock climbing
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry book review: communing with the past
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
Glyph by Ali Smith book review: radical energy, resistance and courage
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
British Book Awards: Ruth Jones, Charles Mackesy and Mick Herron among Author of the Year nominees
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
Your Life Without Me by James Meek review: a deeply original novel
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Top 5 books about Charles Dickens, chosen by lecturer and author Annie Elliot
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
Palaver by Bryan Washington review: a subtle and deft look at family relationships
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh review: slippery and morally dubious adventures
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward
Top 5 horror novels, chosen by British Fantasy Award-winning author Catriona Ward
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
Discipline by Larissa Pham review: the past sure is tense
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad review: gorgeously bizarre, time-warping tales
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Are Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir the most-seen but least-known artists in the UK?
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Top 5 landmark LGBTQ novels, chosen by cultural critic Kaye Mitchell
Get your copy of Big Issue's brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Get your copy of Big Issue's brilliant book of interviews with inspirational women in paperback
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: 'It's a great act of love to look at a book with your child'
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children's TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
