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Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy
The cover of Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie.
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Tenement Kid by Bobby Gillespie review: Primal Scream star strikes a tangible note of melancholy

The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books
Bookversal compiles a diverse range of children’s books for parents. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
Books

The website offering a new way to find diverse children’s books

Get Up, Stand Up! - Arinzé Kene on bringing Bob Marley to the West End
Arinzé Kene says he faced 'huge waves and mountains of fear' prior to portraying Bob Marley. Image: Craig Sugden
Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! - Arinzé Kene on bringing Bob Marley to the West End

In praise of the Apple TV hit The Morning Show
TV

In praise of the Apple TV hit The Morning Show

Dear Evan Hansen review: 'Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for'
Amy Adams as Cynthia Murphy and Danny Pino as Larry Mora in Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Stephen Chbosky. Image: Universal Pictures
Film

Dear Evan Hansen review: 'Hard to know what the filmmakers were aiming for'

The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era
Bill Murray in the film The French Dispatch. Image: Searchlight Pictures
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The French Dispatch evokes the golden age of magazines - we're ushering in a new era

Get your entries in for The Big Issue's Christmas Kids Cover Competition
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Get your entries in for The Big Issue's Christmas Kids Cover Competition

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection
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The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: A deeply profound novel about human connection

Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch
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Bewilderment by Richard Powers: Packs a hell of a punch

Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca
The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy is out now (Lake Union Publishing. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
Books

Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover
Venom: Let There Be Carnage lacks bite. Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Film

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover

Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
The Letter To My Younger Self paperback edition is out now.
Books

Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback

Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez

Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas
Books

Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'
Books

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'

Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'
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Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'

Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'
Books

Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'

The best under-the-radar films to see at this year's London Film Festival
Film

The best under-the-radar films to see at this year's London Film Festival

You know that unmistakeable James Bond film look? Here's how it's created
James Bond (Daniel Craig) looks out on the water surrounding his Jamaican home in No Time To Die. Image: Nicola Dove / © 2021 Danjao, LLC and MGM
Film

You know that unmistakeable James Bond film look? Here's how it's created

The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007's stunts
Chris Corbould on the set of No Time To Die. Image: Jasin Boland © 2021 DANJAQ, LLC and MGM
Film

The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007's stunts