Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
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Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact
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Hum by Helen Phillips review – a dystopian drama with emotional impact

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
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Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
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This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

Top 5 art books, chosen by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs
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Top 5 art books, chosen by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs

Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch
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Ruth by Kate Riley review – a refreshing new author to watch

The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult
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The Course of the Heart by M John Harrison review – imbued with mystery and the occult

Top 5 children's books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage
Children's books

Top 5 children's books to inspire awe for our universe, chosen by Chloe Savage

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them
Poetry

Poet Rowan McCabe didn't know his neighbours. So he went door to door writing poems for them

Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh
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Comedy Samurai by Larry Charles review – the joyous, painful business of making people laugh

Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul
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Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – Dexys lynchpin bares his sensitive soul

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey
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Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey

Vince Cable: 'Power is gradually shifting away from the western world'
Politics

Vince Cable: 'Power is gradually shifting away from the western world'

Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
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Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
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Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora

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How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
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How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
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Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
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Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
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The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations