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Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
The cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter features an image of a halved pomegranate
Fiction

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink
The cover of Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
Fiction

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
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Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
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Fiction

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
horror

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
Fiction

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson
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Fiction

Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson

The question I'd most like to ask Kim Yo-Jong, North Korea's doyenne of despotism
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North Korea

The question I'd most like to ask Kim Yo-Jong, North Korea's doyenne of despotism

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Bookbinder of Jericho cover
Fiction

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly book cover
Fiction

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter
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Running

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Jan van Eyck self portrait, 1433
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies book cover
review

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
Lakiriboto cover
Fiction

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley
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Fiction

Top 5 novels from Japan, chosen by Nick Bradley

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The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
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behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro book cover
Fiction

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world
Chrysalis book cover
Fiction

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack
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recommended

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack

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