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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
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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
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Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
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Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

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Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
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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
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The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

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

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
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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
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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
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Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

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Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
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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
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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 
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Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim 

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
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Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Author essays

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Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
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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
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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
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I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own