Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing
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Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson review – gritty, scary, funny and full of heart crime writing

Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria
Gaslight by Femi Kayode
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Gaslight by Femi Kayode review – a powerful evocation of today’s Nigeria

How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine
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How Star Wars Holiday Special became more powerful than George Lucas could possibly imagine

Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked
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Deck the halls with hits and follies: The greatest Christmas albums of 2023, ranked

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist
Bad Taste: Or the Politics of Ugliness by Nathalie Olah
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Bad Taste by Nathalie Olah review – relentlessly anti-capitalist

Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself
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Napoleon review – a man at war with the world and himself

Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem
Queens of the Stone Age live in Glasgow on their The End is Nero tour 2023
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Queens of the Stone Age review: Saving lives with joyous mayhem

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra
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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq review – coming of age in the Tundra

Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?
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Now and Then: is it time for Beatles fanboys to finally let it be?

Saltburn review – Barry Keoghan steals the show
Barry Keoghan in Saltburn.
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Saltburn review – Barry Keoghan steals the show

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
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The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
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Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores

As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?
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As ABBA Voyage sails on – who’s still bringing in the money, money, money?

From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure
From our own fire book cover
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From Our Own Fire by William Letford review – hilarious and thought-provoking in equal measure

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill
Gunflower book cover
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Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay review – a work of rare depth and skill

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson
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A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand review – the ghostly essence of Shirley Jackson

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback
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Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke review – a perfectly timed comeback

Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist
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Typist Artist Pirate King review – a warm-hearted, clear-eyed tribute to a neglected artist