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The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
Alan Moore salutes the 'ramshackle institution' that changed his life

Alan Moore salutes the 'ramshackle institution' that changed his life
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry

Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head

This frontman of a Glaswegian sci-fi punk-rock band is turning the rock star memoir on its head
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence

Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them
It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods

Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess

Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
