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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

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

Sophie L Morgan: 'It’s radical being visible'
Sophie L Morgan
Letter to my Younger Self

Sophie L Morgan: 'It’s radical being visible'

Owlish review: 'No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire'
Owlish book cover
Novel

Owlish review: 'No ordinary tale of male angst and frustrated desire'

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
A boy reads book in a forest with a rabbit and an owl
Books

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington

Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa in an American flag hat, March 1979 in Los Angeles.
avant-garde

Finding an entry point to the fabulously weird world of Frank Zappa

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Ten Planets book cover
fiction

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
A statue of Gandhi
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
A person sleeping on the street
Paul McNamee

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'
Abby Quinn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint in Knock at the Cabin
interview

Knock at the Cabin star Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'M Night Shyamalan enjoys pushing people through their fears'

The Apprentice is the very definition of a meeting that should have been an email
Megan and Rochelle, The Apprentice
TV

The Apprentice is the very definition of a meeting that should have been an email