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Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Top 5 books about queer teenage romance, chosen by Helen Palmer
Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
Quiet Fires by andriniki mattis review: Realities of living as a transgender Black person in America
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious 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?
Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
Martin Amis: 'The past gets bigger but the future shrinks'
Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder
Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder
How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks
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
19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
Davina McCall’s Menopausing crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023
Davina McCall’s Menopausing crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023
What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading
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
