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Books
Vince Cable: ‘Power is gradually shifting away from the western world’
Vince Cable: ‘Power is gradually shifting away from the western world’
The former Lib Dem leader argues that Britain must work with China and India to avoid further economic decline
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Top Stories
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Reviews
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel
The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
Top 5 books
Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson
Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas
Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
Author essays
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Agatha Christie’s work in hospital dispensaries during both world wars introduced her to the pharmaceuticals that informed the murders in her novels
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
