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Review

The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis
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The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection

Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Street Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson cover
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Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma

Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Never Understood by The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Nabhaan Rizwan as Aden in the movie In Camera
Film

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry

Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making
Film

Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
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A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley
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The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk review – terror in the valley

Relax! Murder, She Wrote will always be there for us
Murder, She Wrote
Lucy Sweet

Relax! Murder, She Wrote will always be there for us

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own
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Extremophile by Ian Green review – an anarchic and grimy power all of its own

The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating
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The Echoes by Evie Wyld review – exquisite and frustrating

Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest
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Bluff by Danez Smith review – defiant poetry of protest

The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction
The Slat Flats
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The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla review – risk-taking and unsettling speculative fiction

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 
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Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

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Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands
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Postcards From Scotland by Grant McPhee review – a bittersweet tribute to Scottish indie bands

Kensuke's Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney's slick and song-filled mega-flicks
Film

Kensuke's Kingdom offers an emotional edge over Disney's slick and song-filled mega-flicks

No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm
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No Small Thing by Orlaine McDonald review – breaking the generational cycles of harm

Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement
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Parade by Rachel Cusk review – captivating in its understatement

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