The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
The Long Form book cover
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire
Historical fiction

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng review: Compelling drama set in the shadow of Empire

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'
Thirsty Animals
Dystopian fiction

Thirsty Animals review: A dystopian future 'impeccably depicted'

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism
Death Watch
Dark satire

Death Watch review: Killer timepieces and the emptiness of consumerism

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama
Paul Mescal as Brian O’Hara and Emily Watson as his mother Aileen in God's Creatures.
review

God's Creatures: Paul Mescal flexes his brogue in artfully bleak Irish family drama

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: 'Nothing like you'll expect'
Birnam Wood cover
Reading list

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton review: 'Nothing like you'll expect'

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating
Porn: An Oral History book cover
non fiction

Porn: An Oral History could have been fascinating

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country
Rise and Fall contestants
capitalism

Rise and Fall is a microcosm for our whole class-obsessed country

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope
Brutes by Dizz Tate
fiction

Brutes by Dizz Tate review: Disrupting the 'missing girl' trope

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
Voyager: Constellations of Memory by Nona Fernandez
memoir

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly's poems of desire
The Speculations of Country People by Majella Kelly
Poetry

The Speculations of Country People review: Majella Kelly's poems of desire

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together
Dust Sucker cover
Books

Dust Sucker review: Jen Calleja weaves resonant strands together

Next in Fashion is as daft as telly comes, but oddly addictive
Next in Fashion
review

Next in Fashion is as daft as telly comes, but oddly addictive

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment
The Strokes band
Film

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?
John Owen-Jones as Phil Hollinghurst (centre) and contestants in The Great British Bake Off Musical
Theatre

The Great British Bake Off Musical review: Showstopper or soggy bottom?

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol
Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup
novel

Nothing Special review: A fictional peek into the world of Warhol

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
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

Star Trek: Picard is finally set to stun thanks to The Next Generation reunion in season 3
Jonathan Franks and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Image: Paramount+
Review

Star Trek: Picard is finally set to stun thanks to The Next Generation reunion in season 3

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'

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