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Comic book legend Grant Morrison on drag, defying gender norms and debut novel Luda
Comic book legend Grant Morrison on drag, defying gender norms and debut novel Luda
Top 5 books about love, selected by 'QI elf' Edward Brooke-Hitching
Top 5 books about love, selected by 'QI elf' Edward Brooke-Hitching
'It was time to change the narrative': How I created the Black British Book Festival
'It was time to change the narrative': How I created the Black British Book Festival
Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
Children's author Oliver Jeffers: 'Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have'
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon review – pure, undiluted Partridge
Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
Rambling Man by Billy Connolly review – a funny, life-affirming rhapsody
Top 5 children's books about animals, selected by Oscar's Lion author Adam Baron
Top 5 children's books about animals, selected by Oscar's Lion author Adam Baron
Machines made the modern world – if we're not careful they could break it
Machines made the modern world – if we're not careful they could break it
Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma
Top 5 books to inspire you to write poetry, selected by The Poetry Pharmacy's Deborah Alma
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure
How a life-long obsession with lighthouses led to a book of beauty and adventure
Remarkable way Terry Pratchett's lost stories were found by fans: 'A million-to-one-chance'
Remarkable way Terry Pratchett's lost stories were found by fans: 'A million-to-one-chance'
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
The Pole review – JM Coetzee at his most beguiling
Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper review – if only all fiction was this evocative
Poet and author Blake Morrison on grief and why he wrote so much about his family
