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The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
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
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
Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

Children's laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there's still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

I couldn't find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?
Philomena Cunk: 'Oasis? You may as well just watch it on YouTube and throw lager at yourself'
