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We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
Han Kang makes clear that only by rousing old pains can important memories remain intact
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'

Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children's novelist PM Perry

Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children's novelist PM Perry
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family's links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica

How a shocking DNA test revealed my family's links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
