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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer is out now (4th Estate, £16.99)
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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing

Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect
Erin Kelly’s sumptuous Watch Her Fall tackles Russian Ballet. Image credit: On The Go Tours / Flickr
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Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect

Top 5 books about looking the other way
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey is out now (Europa Books, £16.99)
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Top 5 books about looking the other way

How access to art can help all kids succeed
Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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How access to art can help all kids succeed

Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light
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Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz: A book full of light

Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day
Stuart Lawrence holding one of his recommended books about racism
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Books about racism: Recommendations to mark Stephen Lawrence Day

A thing of beauty, not of this world
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A thing of beauty, not of this world

Top 5 books about social climbers
Which is your favourite book on society’s high flyers? Image credit: Piqsels
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Top 5 books about social climbers

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt
A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib is out now (Penguin, £18.99)
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A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib: Intelligent and heartfelt

Wilbur Smith: From shooting lions to protecting them
Eight-year-old Wilbur Smith with his father and three slain lions
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Wilbur Smith: From shooting lions to protecting them

Top 5 books about female scientists
Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky
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Top 5 books about female scientists

A Lonely Man by Chris Power: Short story star had more in his locker
A Lonely Man book review
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A Lonely Man by Chris Power: Short story star had more in his locker

In an age of crisis, we can't afford rulers who lie to us
Boris Johnson's government owes much of its authority to Brexit, says Michael Peel.
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In an age of crisis, we can't afford rulers who lie to us

Bertie, the dog who saved me from myself
When I’m distressed, Bertie can tell, writes Kate Leaver. Image credit: Piqsels
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Bertie, the dog who saved me from myself

The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill
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The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill

Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart
The main action takes place over a single night in a swanky restaurant on the top floor of Hotel Cartagena in Hamburg
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Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
If we want a fairer society, morality might not be the answer
Illustration by Joseph Joyce
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If we want a fairer society, morality might not be the answer

Top 5 books on Jacobean life
Top 5 books about Jacobean life
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Top 5 books on Jacobean life

George Saunders on the beauty of Russian literature
George Saunders illustrated by Joseph Joyce
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George Saunders on the beauty of Russian literature

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining
The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu is set in a dystopian version of Edinburgh. Image credit: Semaka / Pixabay
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The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining

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