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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
Very few of Rejection’s unsettling narrative twists take place in the real world and yet they have earth-shattering consequences
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Top Stories
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Reviews
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Top 5 books
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry

Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
Author essays
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Discovering the minerals beneath our feet has transformed humanity
How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica

How a shocking DNA test revealed my family’s links to a celebrity chef and slavery in Jamaica
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
