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My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like 'failures in love'
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children's novelist PM Perry
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children's novelist PM Perry
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family's links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family's links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
