Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a 'crocodile man'
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Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a 'crocodile man'

Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
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Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year

Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde
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Top 5 books about dual heritage, chosen by Eva Verde

Why I ran 35 marathons in 35 days
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Why I ran 35 marathons in 35 days

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams
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Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
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Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison
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A surprising dark secret in Dartmoor prison

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
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Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Otessa Moshfegh's Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity
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Otessa Moshfegh's Lapvona review: Comic, compelling and pulsing with perversity

Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
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Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard
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Top 5 books on migration by women, chosen by Sophie Buchaillard

Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
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Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport

Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz
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Top 5 funny books for kids, chosen by Anthony Horowitz

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
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The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future
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BetterPod: William MacAskill explains what we owe the future

Jon Ransom's letter to his 16-year-old self: 'It's about to get rough. There's no way around it'
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Jon Ransom's letter to his 16-year-old self: 'It's about to get rough. There's no way around it'

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Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill
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Act now to stop Terminator future, says ethicist William MacAskill

Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill
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Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill

Destruction of the Amazon: 'Let people know what is happening. Shout it loud'
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Destruction of the Amazon: 'Let people know what is happening. Shout it loud'

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home
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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty review: An easy read which fails to strike home

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