Books

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables
Berlin

Top 5 books set in Berlin, chosen by Emma Venables

The writer and academic selects five books set in the German capital

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel
Comic novel

Big Swiss review: For once, a genuinely hilarious comic novel

Greta works as a transcriptionist for a sex therapist. In this hilarious novel, she has become obsessed with a client she calls Big Swiss.

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?
Problematic art

Monsters review: Do we separate the art from the artist, or boycott the work entirely?

Claire Dederer’s book explores the moral question of whether we can – and should – enjoy an artist’s work if they have done something bad, or hold views we disagree with

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw
Nature

Rescuing doomed orchids turned me into an outlaw

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’
from the archive

Martin Amis: ‘The past gets bigger but the future shrinks’

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Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder
Horror plantlife

Top 5 Books featuring carnivorous plants, chosen by Natasha Calder

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
History

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 
Fiction

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson review: A dance between the cracks 

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
fiction

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Davina McCall’s Menopausing crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023
Awards

Davina McCall’s Menopausing crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Cultural history

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading
British Book Awards

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller
Children's books

Top 5 books about portal adventures for under-12s, chosen by Ben Miller

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China
Fiction

The Funeral Cryer review: Subtle examination of social expectations in rural China

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies
Short stories

Human Sacrifices review: As brutal as the name implies

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
British history

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers

From feral to floof ball: The incredible evolution of cats
Evolution

From feral to floof ball: The incredible evolution of cats

Patricia Wants to Cuddle review: Spine-tingling moments of mystery
Fiction

Patricia Wants to Cuddle review: Spine-tingling moments of mystery

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
Generational trauma

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar
tackling crisis

Top 5 poetry collections on climate change, chosen by Rishi Dastidar

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention
Books

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review: Dark humour and a flair for invention

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Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs
ChatGPT

Pitch perfect? ChatGPT does book blurbs

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser
Migrant stories

Top 5 books about the Australian immigrant experience, chosen by Michelle de Kretser

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’
Fiction

Never Was by H Gareth Gavin review: ‘A dreamy and promising debut’

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’
Fiction

Biography of X review by Catherine Lacey: ‘A stroke of genius’