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Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary

Yoko by David Sheff review – a tribute to a revolutionary
David Sheff studies her life and work in the depth it deserves while authoritatively dismantling falsehoods
SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga

SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by David Leaf review – uneven account of rock saga
Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence

Top 5 books to make you think, chosen by The Conversation director Peter Florence
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them
It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline

It wasn't until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past

Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry

Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time

Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods

Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess

Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea's trauma and terror
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin's Russia
