Books

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

As traditional ideas of eastern Europe fade from view, it’s important to recognise the richness and diversity of the region

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
LGBT+

Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer

The queer-romance novelist selects five of the best books in the genre

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Poetry

Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America

Quiet Fires is the debut poetry collection from andriniki mattis, giving voice to the Black American experience

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
nature

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

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Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw
Nature

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
from the archive

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder
Horror plantlife

Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
History

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 
Fiction

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
fiction

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Cultural history

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading
British Book Awards

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
Fiction

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China
Fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
Short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
British history

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers

From feral to floof ball: The incredible evolution of cats
Evolution

From feral to floof ball: The incredible evolution of cats

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Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
Generational trauma

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
tackling crisis

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention
Books

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant
dystopia

Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon review: Both insane and insanely brilliant