Books
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
Not enough doom in the news? How about trying some of these dystopian novels?
‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel

‘There’s a strong anti-Bond theme’: How John le Carré revolutionised the spy novel
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Top Stories
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time
Big Issue’s greatest interviews in history published in a collection for the first time
Reviews
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic

House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk review – mushrooming magic
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy review – words of wisdom
Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite review – an understated family saga
Top 5 books
Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene

Top 5 literary dystopias, chosen by award-winning author Matt Greene
Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor

Top 5 Midlands-based crime dramas, chosen by filmmaker and author Nigel Proctor
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby

Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards

Top 5 crime collections, chosen by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards
Author essays
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Matt Hutchinson’s book tells the uncompromising truth about working in healthcare as a member of an ethnic minority. With jokes
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
