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Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Standing stones on the Isle of Lewis
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Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder

The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
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The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis
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The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them
Michael Fish illustration
Weather

Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them

Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow
Haunted house
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Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Street Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson cover
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Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Never Understood by The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
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Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney

Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
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Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world
Dom Joly
Conspiracy theories

This is what happened when comedian Dom Joly took a flat Earther to the edge of the world

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
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A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
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The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson
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Top 5 books on wood, trees and forests, chosen by woodworker and writer Callum Robinson

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
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Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc
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Top 5 books by freedom fighters chosen by French-Algerian author Xavier Le Clerc

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How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
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How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
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The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
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Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost
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Whistleblowing: Why doing the right thing can come with a devastating cost

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