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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

Fagan’s satirical novel The Delusions takes place in a vast waiting room to the afterlife
City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
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City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

The science behind why you can’t lose weight  
An illustration of a brain and cupcake on a scale
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The science behind why you can’t lose weight  

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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
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Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire
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The Delusions by Jenny Fagan book review: speaking truth to power with wit and fire

City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling
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City Like Water by Dorothy Tse book review: the quiet dissent of a city unravelling

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll
Book review

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy by Nigel Planer review: highly entertaining and endearingly droll

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux
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After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace by Robert Polito book review: history in flux

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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 
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Top 5 books on the London Underground, chosen by Rishi Dastidar 

Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  
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Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey  

Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan
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Top 5 romantasy reads, chosen by author Clíodhna O’Sullivan

Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison
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Top 5 magical books for kids, chosen by teacher-turned-author Paula Harrison

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The science behind why you can’t lose weight  
An illustration of a brain and cupcake on a scale
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The science behind why you can’t lose weight  

Weight loss is not maths, it’s about physiology and psychology
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
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My plan for the future is to die on a weekend

What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
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What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?