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Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham's definitive list of the must read books you need to add to your reading pile this season
Books

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris goes to Paris
film

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Trans flag eyeshadow
Book reviews

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised

Was JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit a historical novel?
The Hobbit illustration
Books

Was JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit a historical novel?

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
happy people at pride
Book reviews

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
fashionable kids
Top 5 books

Top 5 children's books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss

Lauren Lyle: 'Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening'
Lauren Lyle
TV

Lauren Lyle: 'Karen Pirie is such a relevant story, a reality of what’s happening'

Top 5 books about cocktails and spirits, chosen by Camper English
Cocktails on a bar
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about cocktails and spirits, chosen by Camper English

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards
Woman at dark window
Top 5 books

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: 'Hopepunk' novel imagines a positive future for humanity
silhouette against the universe
Book reviews

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: 'Hopepunk' novel imagines a positive future for humanity

Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’
Richard Osman, author of The Bullet That Missed
Books

Richard Osman: ‘The Bullet That Missed isn’t the end for the Thursday Murder Club’

Think you could lead a country? Here's a guide to creating your own micronation
Seasteading floating homes are a possibility for a micronation
Books

Think you could lead a country? Here's a guide to creating your own micronation

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Illustration of Peru
Books

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams

Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'
illustration of female musicians
Music

Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Three silhouettes on stage
Book reviews

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream
florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Don't Worry Darling
Film review

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream

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Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
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Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
Mexican border
Book reviews

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick
Crimes of the future
film

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick

Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint
Statue of Poseidon
Books

Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint

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