Top 5 Books
Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
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Top 5 books about trans lives, chosen by Matt Bates
Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French
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Top 5 books for rebel girls, chosen by Vivian French
Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay
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Top 5 books written by refugees, chosen by Gulwali Passarlay
Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature
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Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature
Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
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Top 5 books set in fictional bad places, chosen by JL George
Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Top 5 books about unreliable therapists, chosen by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
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Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
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Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid's Tale
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Top 5 books about faceless bureaucracies, from Catch-22 to The Handmaid's Tale
Top 5 books on railways, featuring Terry Pratchett and a handbook from 1866
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Top 5 books on railways, featuring Terry Pratchett and a handbook from 1866
Lawyer turned author Abi Silver picks her top 5 courtroom dramas
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