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Review
The best books to read in summer 2025
The best books to read in summer 2025
Looking for some holiday reading? Here’s our pick of the new summer crop
It's Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
It's Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can't keep a good banger down
Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can't keep a good banger down
Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they've no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they've no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Lana Del Rey's stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Tornado director John Maclean: 'There aren't many samurai Westerns set in Britain'
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased
Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased
Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait
Dangerous Animals review – you're gonna need a bigger bait
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
