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Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
A young British journalist working in Africa at the dawn of the ’60s gets caught up in the world of Cold War spycraft
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Top Stories
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Reviews
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
Top 5 books
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin
Top 5 books about friendship, chosen by author Marianne Cronin
Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Top 5 stories inspired by stone circles, chosen by YA author Liz Hyder
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children’s author Swapna Haddow
Author essays
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
The global pandemic inspired the playwright, illustrator and author’s new novel about a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English theatre
Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
Drifting across Europe in pursuit of my lost, wild twin
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
