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Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
Books

Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

Riley argues that a change of perspective such as she underwent would have a dramatic social effect if it could be repeated in more widespread fashion
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
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Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Live Aid

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

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Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Graphic novels

Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake

Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment
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Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle review – Starr treatment

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing
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Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review – sumptuous and beautiful nature writing

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive
Books

Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise
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A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – frank, funny and wise

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul
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Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – the wintering of a soul

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Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake
Graphic novels

Top 5 graphic novels, chosen by author and illustrator Beccy Blake

Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters
Poetry

Top 5 female poets chosen by author, anthologist and editor Fiona Waters

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 
Top 5

Top 5 books featuring animals, chosen by author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres 

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley
Books

Top 5 Books for under-13s, chosen by children’s author Sophie Kirtley

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40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
Live Aid

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

When Bob Geldof launched his plea for a new generosity, he found that millions of ordinary people rallied behind him. It can happen again
How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?
Gaza

How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?

We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that
Science

We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that