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Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller
Migrants
Recommended

Top 5 books about migrants, chosen by Sam Miller

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Books

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue
The Springs of Affection book cover
short stories

The Springs of Affection by Maeve Brennan: A fabulous reissue

Sharper director Benjamin Caron: 'Money basically equals success in New York'
John Lithgow and Julianne Moore in Sharper
Interview

Sharper director Benjamin Caron: 'Money basically equals success in New York'

Oscar-nominated Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is 'a charming, magic trick of a movie'
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
animation

Oscar-nominated Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is 'a charming, magic trick of a movie'

Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'
Travis Alabanza
Interview

Travis Alabanza: 'If I can make an audience laugh then I can make them think'

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'
Brian Haw
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean
Children dressed up to play jab-jab in Trinidad
first person

Colonialism's ghosts of the Caribbean

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Sheffield Central Library
Libraries

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
Illustration of birds in a tree
Books

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact
Tentacles
debut novel

The Mountain in the Sea review: Ray Nayler's 'refreshing approach' to alien first contact

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
St Paul's during a London air raid, WWII
John Bird

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
Beethoven
Classical music

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide
marine illustration of whales and a boat
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'
An alien landscape
Sci-fi

The Terraformers review: 'A remarkable piece of world building'

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining
Måneskin at Eurovision
Rock

Pitchfork's viral Måneskin review reminds us music criticism can be savagely entertaining

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: 'It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous'
Jack Lowden
heist

Jack Lowden on BBC thriller The Gold: 'It was sort of ridiculous, but also dangerous'

Another day, another housing minister
Paul McNamee

Another day, another housing minister

Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone
Space Shuttle Challenger
Gareth Worthington

Developments in space travel and technology need to benefit everyone

When Sam Delaney needed to sort his mental health, the solution was unexpected – sincerity
Mental health: four men in silhouette
mental health

When Sam Delaney needed to sort his mental health, the solution was unexpected – sincerity

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