Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne
A yellow spade and red bucket on a pebble beach
Illustrated children's books

Top 5 seaside stories for kids, chosen by Anthony Browne

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Gothic illustration by Jon Klassen of a little girl holding a skull
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo,
review

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Sea Change by Gina Chung
review

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life... and inspired my book 
Illustration by Pierre Buttin capturing the movement of a group of dancers
Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life... and inspired my book 

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi
A dark forest and a pair of gleaming eyes
Fiction

Top 5 books about monsters and parasites, selected by Ronald Malfi

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
The cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter features an image of a halved pomegranate
Fiction

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink
The cover of Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
Fiction

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Illustration two women embracing
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan
Steam train going over a viaduct
Fiction

Top 5 literary train journeys, selected by Christine Mangan

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
horror

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
Fiction

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson
Illustration of Bilbo Baggins leaning against a tree
Fiction

Top 5 unlikely fictional heroes, selected by David Jackson

The question I'd most like to ask Kim Yo-Jong, North Korea's doyenne of despotism
Illustration of Kim Yo-Jong
North Korea

The question I'd most like to ask Kim Yo-Jong, North Korea's doyenne of despotism

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Bookbinder of Jericho cover
Fiction

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly book cover
Fiction

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter
Silhouette of a man running with sky and mountains in the background
Running

Top 5 books about superhuman running challenges, chosen by Nick Butter

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Jan van Eyck self portrait, 1433
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
Review

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies book cover
review

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance